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 - Conducted outreach in support of ongoing efforts by hospitals to provide community benefit and sought clear and consistent guidance for maintaining tax-exemption.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
Health Issues HCR
Hospital Group Purchasing Organizations - Provided ongoing outreach and education efforts regarding the benefit of group purchasing for hospitals across the country. Budget Reconciliation (H.R. 3762) - Tracked passage of budget reconciliation proposals aimed at repealing elements of the Affordable Care Act. Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2029) - Monitored passage of H.R. 2029 with provisions that make changes to the Affordable Care Act. Meaningful Use of electronic health records - Raised concerns about the release of final Stage 3 meaningful user rules. 340B Drug Discount Program - Monitored proposals to modify the 340B Drug Discount program. 21st Century Cures (H.R. 6) - Monitored development of Senate counterpart to the House-passed 21st Century Cures legislation. Health Insurance Mergers - Tracked House and Senate committee action related to anti-competitive impacts of mergers between large private health insurers.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Debt Ceiling and Budget Agreement (H.R. 1314) - Opposed inclusion of provisions that extend Medicare sequestration and expressed opposition to a provision that reduces Medicare reimbursement for new off-campus hospital outpatient departments. Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2029) - Advocated for inclusion of provisions in year-end funding legislation that would allow under-construction hospital-affiliated outpatient departments to be grandfathered in under previous outpatient reimbursement rules. The Establishing Beneficiary Equity in the Hospital Readmission Program (H.R. 1343, S. 588) - Supported passage of legislation that would incorporate sociodemographic conditions into penalty calculations under the hospital readmissions reduction program. Senate Finance Committee Chronic Care options - Monitored development of Senate Finance Committee's policy options for treating patients with chronic conditions. Ways and Means Committee hospital legislation (H.R. 3291, H.R. 3292, H.R. 3288) - Monitored activity of three bills in the House Ways and Means Committee that could impact hospitals through changes to coding, indirect medical education reimbursement and updates to disproportionate share hospital program funding.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
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