4th Quarter - Report

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$174,145
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Veterans VET

H.R. 984: Task Force on Urotrauma

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Bills named: H.R. 984 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Trauma Funding; Cancer Funding; Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment; Emergency Medical Services for Children Funding

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Health Issues HCR

See page 5 for specific Health Issues.HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 1331: the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act H.R. 36/S. 961: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 1201: Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act H.R. 1180/S. 577: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 351/S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 (IPAB) H.R. 1733: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 984: Task Force on Urotrauma H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1473: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013 S. 616: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act S. 1137: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act S. 959: Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability Act S. 150: The Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 S. 1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H. Res 307: "American College of Surgeons Days"/Centennial Resolution H. R. 2660: Trauma Relief Access for Universal Medical Assistance Act H. R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H. R. 702: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013 H. R. 2810: Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013 H. R. 2914: Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013 H. R. 3204: Drug Quality and Security Act 96 Hour Rule Medicare Physician Payment Health Care Reform HEALTH Act Liability Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)/ Value Based Update (VBU) proposal Trauma Funding Physician Quality Reporting System Physician Payment Sunshine Act Palliative Care Surgical Quality Improvement and Registries Surgical Workforce Issues Inpatient Rule HIPAA 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule IOASE: In-Office Ancillary Services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1201 (113th), S. 1769 (113th), H.R. 1827 (113th), S. 150 (113th), H.R. 36 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th), H.R. 1733 (113th), S. 961 (113th), H.R. 809 (113th), H.R. 702 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th), H.R. 1331 (113th), H.R. 1427 (113th), S. 351 (113th), H.R. 984 (113th), H.Res. 307 (113th), S. 1137 (113th), H.R. 3548 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th), H.R. 1473 (113th), H.R. 2660 (113th), S. 959 (113th), S. 616 (113th), S. 577 (113th), S. 1871 (113th), H.R. 2914 (113th), H.R. 3204 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

See pg. 3 for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues.MMM Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 1331: the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act H.R. 36/S. 961: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 1201: Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act H.R. 1180/S. 577: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 351/S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 (IPAB) H.R. 1733: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act of 2013 H.R. 984: Task Force on Urotrauma H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 1473: Standard of Care Protection Act of 2013 S. 616: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act S. 1137: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act S. 959: Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability Act S. 1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H. R. 2660: Trauma Relief Access for Universal Medical Assistance Act H. R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H. R. 702: Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013 H. R. 2810: Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013 H. R. 2914: Promoting Integrity in Medicare Act of 2013 H. R. 3204: Drug Quality and Security Act 96 Hour Rule Medicare Physician Payment Reform Health Care Reform HEALTH Act Liability Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)/Value Based Update (VBU) proposal Trauma Funding Physician Quality Reporting System Physician Payment Sunshine Act Palliative Care Surgical Quality Improvement and Registries Surgical Workforce Issues Inpatient Rule HIPAA 2013 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule IOASE: In-Office Ancillary Services

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th), H.R. 3548 (113th), H.R. 36 (113th), H.R. 809 (113th), S. 959 (113th), H.R. 1827 (113th), H.R. 702 (113th), S. 1871 (113th), H.R. 1201 (113th), H.R. 1331 (113th), S. 577 (113th), S. 1769 (113th), S. 616 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th), S. 961 (113th), H.R. 2914 (113th), H.R. 1473 (113th), S. 351 (113th), H.R. 1733 (113th), H.R. 2660 (113th), H.R. 1427 (113th), H.R. 3204 (113th), H.R. 984 (113th), S. 1137 (113th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.