1st Quarter - Report

THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES) for THE CIGNA GROUP AND SUBSIDIARIES (FORMERLY CIGNA CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES)

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$3,630,000
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.

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

* Issues related to the Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2023 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies. * H.R. 3554/S. 1909, the Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act. * H.R. 4074, To expand the availability of supplemental benefits to certain Medicare Advantage enrollees. * H.R. 3173/S. 3018, the Improving Seniors Timely Access to Care Act of 2021. * H.R. 5376, Issues related to Medicaid coverage in the Build Back Better Act. * Issues related to Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR), including the Contract Year (CY) 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage (MA) and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit (Part D) Programs proposed rule. * Proposals that impact Medicare Part D such as formulary requirements, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) disclosure provisions, closing the Part D coverage gap and direct negotiation of prescription drug prices. * S. 3593, Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3018 (117th), H.R. 4074 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 1909 (117th), H.R. 3554 (117th), S. 3593 (117th), H.R. 3173 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

* P.L. 117-103, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. * Issues related to H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. * Issues related to H.R. 379/S. 104 - Improving Social Determinants of Health Act of 2021. * Issues related to mental health parity in H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act. * Issues related to P.L. 116-123, the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020; P.L. 116-127, Families First Coronavirus Response Act; P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Response, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act); Issues related to P.L. No: 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. * Issues related to P.L. 116-260, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. * Issues related to P.L. 117-2 (H.R. 1319), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. * Issues related to telehealth, including H.R. 1332/S. 368, the Telehealth Modernization Act and S. 1512, the Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act of 2021. * Issues related to the H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act, budget reconciliation legislation. * Issues related to the S. 499, the Improving Health Insurance Affordability Act of 2021. * July 24, 2020 Executive Orders that direct federal agencies to prioritize policies that would: (1) permit drug importation from Canada and other countries, and specifically authorizes the re-importation of insulin products; (2) ensure that prices charged to low-income uninsured patients for insulin and epinephrine at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs are federally subsidized clinics that commonly participate in the 340B drug pricing program) align with the costs at which the FQHC acquired the drugs; (3) ban drug rebates in Medicare that are not passed at the point of sale; and (4) advance a most favored nation (MFN) rule to lower Medicare drug payments to prices similar to what other countries pay. * H.R. 6833/S. 3700, the Affordable Insulin Now Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 1512 (117th), H.R. 379 (117th), S. 3700 (117th), H.R. 6833 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 499 (117th), H.R. 3 (117th), H.R. 1332 (117th), S. 368 (117th), S. 104 (117th)

Defense DEF

* Pharmacy issues related to TRICARE and S. 1605/H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2022 (P.L. 117-81).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DAVIS —
GARY J KLINE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4350 (117th), S. 1605 (117th)

Postal POS

* Issues related to S. 1720/H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DAVIS —
BRENDAN DEVINE —
GARY J KLINE —
JAYMI DOREEN LIGHT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1720 (117th), H.R. 3076 (117th)

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.