THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM
S 151 TRACED Act (all sections of full text) HR 3375 Stopping Bad Robocalls Act (all sections of full text)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
Health Issues HCR
Discussions pertinent to health care group purchasing organizations (GPOs) role in helping to prevent drug shortages S 1531 Stopping The Outrageous Practice of Surprise Medical Bills Act of 2019 (all sections of full text)(support) S 1895 Lower Health Care Costs Act, Title I (all sections of full text)(oppose) Discussions pertaining to Protecting People from Surprise Medical Bills Act (draft legislation) Monitored HR 3062 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2019 Monitored S 1266 Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical Bills Act Monitored HR 861 The End Surprise Billing Act of 2019 Monitored The Trump Administration's Executive Order #13877 Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare To Put Patients First Monitored implementation of Sec. 6001 of the Affordable Care Act of 2010
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HR 1384 Medicare for All Act of 2019 (all sections of full text)(oppose) Monitored H.R. 275 Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 Monitored HR 2000 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 Monitored S 981 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2019 Monitored S 470 Medicare at 50 Act Monitored HR 1301 The Mental Health Telemedicine Expansion Act of 2019 Monitored HR 1559 The 340B Protection and Accountability Act of 2019 Monitored HR 1332 The Fair Care Act of 2019 Monitored CMS regulations and reporting requirements under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act Monitored the Trump Administrations FY 2020 budget proposal (sections pertaining to Medicare payment modifications and Medicaid block grants to the states) Monitored proposed reduction on the amount of Medicare bad debt/uncompensated care payments to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries who fail to pay their cost-sharing obligations for treatments provided by the hospital
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
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.