1st Quarter - Report

DAVITA INC. for DAVITA INC

Period 1st Quarter 2026 Filed Apr 20, 2026 Signed by Joelle Thornhill

Official filing
Firm
DAVITA INC.
Client
DAVITA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$1,200,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2199/S. 1173, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act Exclusion of skin substitute spend from PY 2025 CKCC Kidney Contracting Entities (KCE) benchmarks Issues related to billing for skin substitute products in value-based care models Issues related to hospice and concurrent dialysis H.R. 6214/S. 2730, Kidney Care Access Protection Act Issues related to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Perspective Payment System (PPS) Issues related to nursing shortages CMS regulations pertaining to the Medicare Advantage Program Issues related to home dialysis Issues related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and prevention Issues related to access to kidney transplantation for ESRD patients ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) mandatory demonstration Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model and the Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) voluntary payment options

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY PHILSON —
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL —
ANDY VARGAS —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1173 (119th), S. 2730 (119th), H.R. 2199 (119th), H.R. 6214 (119th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 2199/S. 1173, Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act Exclusion of skin substitute spend from PY 2025 CKCC Kidney Contracting Entities (KCE) benchmarks Issues related to billing for skin substitute products in value-based care models Issues related to hospice and concurrent dialysis H.R. 6214/S. 2730, Kidney Care Access Protection Act Issues related to End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Perspective Payment System (PPS) Issues related to nursing shortages CMS regulations pertaining to the Medicare Advantage Program Issues related to home dialysis Issues related to chronic kidney disease (CKD) and prevention Issues related to access to kidney transplantation for ESRD patients ESRD Treatment Choices (ETC) mandatory demonstration Kidney Care Choices (KCC) Model and the Comprehensive Kidney Care Contracting (CKCC) voluntary payment options

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY PHILSON —
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL —
ANDY VARGAS —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6214 (119th), S. 2730 (119th), H.R. 2199 (119th), S. 1173 (119th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to Veterans Affairs and dialysis H.R. 3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, provisions related to dialysis

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KELLY PHILSON —
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL —
ANDY VARGAS —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 3944 (119th)

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.