1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS for AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$190,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2260, Healthcare Truth and Transparency Act of 2007 H.R. 5449, To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit discrimination in group health coverage and individual health insurance coverage. H.R. 2994, National Pain Care Policy Act H.R. 5465, Military Pain Care Act Patient Safety Organizations FDA Fospropofol

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HARVEY E AMOE —
MANUEL BONILLA —
MARY KUFFNER —
SHARON MERRICK —
LISA CHARLOTTE PERCY ALBANY —
RONALD SZABAT —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2994 (110th), H.R. 5465 (110th), H.R. 5449 (110th), H.R. 2260 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2053, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 S. 2056, Medicare Anesthesiology Teaching Funding Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 1866, Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act of 2007 H.R. 5545, To amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to increase Medicare payments for physicians' services through December 31, 2009. S. 2729, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify Medicare physician reimbursement policies to ensure a future physician workforce, and for other purposes. S. 2785, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to physicians' services under the Medicare program. H.R. 1932, Medicare Academic Anesthesiology and CRNA Payment Improvement Act of 2007 H.R. 4105, To impose a moratorium on the use of recovery audit contractors under the Medicare Intetgrity Program. Part B Medicare Physician's Fee Schedule SGR ( Sustainable Growth Rate) Medicare anesthesia conversion factor Physician Quality Reporting Initiative/QIOs CMS error re code 00797 Scope of Practice

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
HARVEY E AMOE —
MANUEL BONILLA —
MARY KUFFNER —
SHARON MERRICK —
LISA CHARLOTTE PERCY ALBANY —
RONALD SZABAT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4105 (110th), H.R. 2053 (110th), H.R. 5545 (110th), S. 2056 (110th), S. 2785 (110th), H.R. 1866 (110th), H.R. 1932 (110th), S. 2729 (110th)

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.