1st Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for CIGNA CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Monitored issues related to drug pricing; monitored issues related to pharmacy benefit managers, including the safe harbor protection; monitored issues related to Association Health Plans; monitored issues related to surprise billings.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the implementation of international tax provisions under P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 748 and S. 684 the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019; S. 172 and H.R. 1398, the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Relief Act of 2019.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
RACHEL JONES HENSLER —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 748 (116th), S. 684 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 172 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to the Medicare Advantage program including the Stars system; encounter data and implementation of payment issues; Issues related to the implementation of the drug pricing RFI, the Blueprint to Lower Drug Prices and Reduce Out of Pocket Costs.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitored issues related to the conference report accompanying H.J. Res 31.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.J.Res. 31 (116th)

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.