4th Quarter - Report

MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP for INTERMOUNTAIN HEALTH

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues affecting integrated health care delivery systems including advancing proactive care; leveraging health information technology to improve care, including virtual care; efforts to advance interoperability, including efforts to accurately identify patients to their data; efforts to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and resilience; efforts to protect the privacy of individually identifiable health information; and advancing HR 7379, the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBRA CURTIS 1998-2013: Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark; jointly Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee.
KAREN SEALANDER —
RODNEY WHITLOCK New 2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; 1997-2002: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7379 (118th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues affecting integrated health care delivery systems including advancing proactive care; leveraging health information technology to improve care, including virtual care; efforts to advance interoperability, including efforts to accurately identify patients to their data; efforts to enhance cybersecurity preparedness and resilience; and advancing HR 7379, the Patient Matching and Transparency in Certified Health IT (MATCH IT) Act of 2024.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBRA CURTIS 1998-2013: Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark; jointly Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee.
KAREN SEALANDER —
RODNEY WHITLOCK New 2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; 1997-2002: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7379 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Remove Section 510 that prohibits the promulgation or adoption of a unique patient health identifier so that patients can consistently and accurately be connecting to their health information; support FY 2025 Community Project Funding for the City of Wells, Nevada hybrid - click and mortar - medical clinic.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DEBRA CURTIS 1998-2013: Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark; jointly Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health Subcommittee
KAREN SEALANDER —
RODNEY WHITLOCK New 2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; 1997-2002: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie Norwood

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.