1st Quarter - Report

INVARIANT LLC for CIGNA CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
$80,000
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 relating to: P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act; H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017 and the Better Care Reconciliation Act, including exchanges, cost sharing reduction, market reforms, and non-discrimination provisions; the high-cost employer health insurance excise tax, including H.R. 173 and S. 58, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017; H.R. 4616, regarding a one-year delay of the Cadillac Tax; H.R. 4620, regarding relief from the Health Insurance Tax; substance use disorders and 42 CFR Part 2 - Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records, specifically the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act (OPPS Act); and H.R. 1625, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN KLEIN —
ANNE PALISI —
HEATHER PODESTA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to: P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; P.L. 111-152, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act; H.R. 1628, the American Health Care Act of 2017 and the Better Care Reconciliation Act; the high-cost employer health insurance excise tax, including H.R. 173 and S. 58, the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017; H.R. 4616, regarding a one-year delay of the Cadillac Tax; H.R. 4620, regarding relief from the Health Insurance Tax; Senate motion to concur in the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R.195, CR/CHIP, with further amendment (includes: CR funding until February 8, 2018; 6 year CHIP; ACA tax delays).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN BAILEY —
BENJAMIN KLEIN —
ANNE PALISI —
HEATHER PODESTA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4616 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Ongoing implementation of payment and regulatory issues for the Medicare Advantage program. CMS-4182-P/CMS-4182-CN: Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs for Contract Year 2019.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BENJAMIN KLEIN —
ANNE PALISI —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.