VIZIENT, INC. for VIZIENT INC
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Not-for-Profit Hospital Tax Exemption - Monitored proposals included in H.R. 3590 that would expand requirements for not-for-profit hospitals to maintain their tax exempt status. Advocated for reasonable requirements for tax-exempt hospitals that would be manageable for hospitals to implement.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
Health Issues HCR
Health Care Reform Legislation (H.R. 3590, H.R. 3962, H.R. 4872) - Tracked the legislative process used to pass health care reform legislation. Supported proposals included in both the House and Senate bill that would provide coverage to uninsured Americans. Monitored changes to H.R. 3590 as proposed in H.R. 4872 that would have an impact on hospitals. Group Purchasing - general outreach and education efforts in support of demonstrating the value GPOs provide to hospitals. Group Purchasing Organizations (cont.) - monitored proposals and the legislative movement of H.R.4872 to track any possible included changes to H.R. 3590 that may impact hospital GPOs. 340B (of the Public Health Services Act) Drug Pricing - tracked the proposed expansion of the program to inpatient drugs for eligible hospitals in H.R. 3590 and the subsequent changes made by H.R. 4872 to limit the expansion to a smaller group of eligible hospitals . Unique Device Identification - Supported maintaining legislative language in H.R. 3962 that would have required the FDA to enact regulations requiring Unique Device Identification for medical devices. Health Care Information Technology - monitored the development of "meaningful user" regulations and supported an approach that would allow hospitals greater access to incentive funding made available under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Supported legislative proposals that would have changed the definition of "hospital-based physician" to allow more providers eligibility for incentive funding. Supported the goals of S. 1490 while advocating for an approach that recognizes the protections to health data that are already present under the HIPAA Privacy and Security rules, and would not require competing regulatory authority from the Federal Trade Commission.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Health Care Reform - (H.R. 3590, H.R. 3962, H.R. 4872) - Monitored legislative movement and procedural tactics used to complete health care reform efforts and their impact on hospital payments. Monitored proposed changes to Medicare reimbursement included in H.R. 4872. Gainsharing - monitored health reform legislative efforts and continued regulatory efforts to implement gainsharing programs. Supported approaches that better align financial incentives for hospitals and physicians. Tracked and engaged in the implementation of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Acute Care Episode (ACE) Demonstration project.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
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