3rd Quarter - Report

DAVITA INC. for DAVITA INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$730,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Veterans VET

Issues related to access to dialysis care for veterans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DERRON PARKS —
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL —
LEANNE M ZUMWALT —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Health Issues HCR

End-stage renal disease reimbursement and policies related to the new End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System; the new health care law (Public Law 112-25), and Proposal at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to develop a coordinated kidney care pilot program that would integrate care for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD. Promote policies that would apply Medicare Secondary Payor provisions to ESRD patients/beneficiaries in the newly formed Healthcare Exchange as well as access to premium and cost-sharing subsidies for ESRD patients/beneficiaries.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DERRON PARKS —
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL —
LEANNE M ZUMWALT —

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Insurance INS

End-stage renal disease reimbursement and policies related to the new End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System; and the new health care law (Public Law 112-25). Proposal at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to develop a coordinated kidney care pilot program that would integrate care for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD. Promote policies that would apply Medicare Secondary Payor provisions to ESRD patients/beneficiaries in the newly formed Healthcare Exchange as well as access to premium and cost-sharing subsidies for ESRD patients/beneficiaries.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DERRON PARKS —
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL —
LEANNE M ZUMWALT —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

End-stage renal disease reimbursement and policies related to the new End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System; the new health care law (Public Law 112-25), and Proposal at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to develop a coordinated kidney care pilot program that would integrate care for Medicare beneficiaries with ESRD. Promote policies that would apply Medicare Secondary Payor provisions to ESRD patients/beneficiaries in the newly formed Healthcare Exchange as well as access to premium and cost-sharing subsidies for ESRD patients/beneficiaries.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DERRON PARKS —
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL —
LEANNE M ZUMWALT —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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.