4th Quarter - Amendment

HIGHMARK, INC. for HIGHMARK INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$70,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing Filed Amount Counted
4th Quarter - Report Jan 20, 2016 $70,000 Replaced
4th Quarter - Amendment (this page) Feb 1, 2016 $70,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Pharmacy PHA

Specialty Pharmaceuticals; Opioid abuse

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax); Cadillac Tax HR 928 Introduced February 12, 2015 by Charles Boustany (R-LA) This bill repeals a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes an annual fee on a health insurance provider based on its net premium income.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 928 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act; Small Group Expansion; Payment reform; 2017 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters; ACA Regulations; Co-ops; Risk Stabilization programs; Open Enrollment; Market Stability; Site-neutral payments HR 928 Introduced February 12, 2015 by Charles Boustany (R-LA) This bill repeals a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes an annual fee on a health insurance provider based on its net premium income. HR 1624 Introduced March 25, 2015 by Brett Guthrie (R-KY) To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer. HR 2646 Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 Introduced May 4, 2015 by Tim Murphy (R-PA) To make available needed psychiatric, psychological, and supportive services for individuals with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other purposes. HR 3463 Aligning Childrens Dental Coverage Act Introduced September 9, 2015 by H. Griffith (R-VA) To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to clarify the treatment of pediatric dental coverage in the individual and group markets outside of Exchanges established under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes. as introduced. S. 1099 Introduced April 27, 2015 by Tim Scott (R-SC) A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market. S. 1347 Electronic Health Fairness Act of 2015 Introduced May 14, 2015 by John Isakson (R-GA) bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use, and for other purposes.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1099 (114th), H.R. 3463 (114th), S. 1347 (114th), H.R. 2646 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

ACA Risk Stabilization programs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Advantage; Site-neutral Payments.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT —
MICHAEL G WARFEL —

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.