2nd Quarter - Report

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$185,063
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

VA nursing handbook

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

See page five for specific Health issues.S. 2000/ S. 2110/H.R. 4015/H.R. 4302: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 2405: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 4106: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3991/S. 2037: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 S.1932: Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 H.R. 3796: Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 4080: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1733/S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 2810/S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2500: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 H.R. 3722/S. 2220: Sports liability legislation S.Res.445: A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the contributions of scientists, clinicians, and patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, and designating May 2014 as "National Cancer Research Month". Two midnights policy Cancer funding IOASE (In Office Ancillary Services Exemption) ICD-10 NIH research funding appropriations request 21st Century Cures Initiative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Bills named: H.R. 3722 (113th), S. 2000 (113th), H.R. 2500 (113th), S.Res. 445 (113th), H.R. 4015 (113th), H.R. 1733 (113th), S. 2405 (113th), H.R. 4080 (113th), H.R. 1427 (113th), H.R. 36 (113th), H.R. 2027 (113th), H.R. 3991 (113th), S. 2196 (113th), S. 2110 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th), H.R. 1827 (113th), H.R. 3796 (113th), S. 1871 (113th), H.R. 4106 (113th), S. 1769 (113th), H.R. 3548 (113th), S. 1932 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), S. 2220 (113th), H.R. 809 (113th), S. 2037 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

See page 3 for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues.S. 2000/ S. 2110/H.R. 4015/H.R. 4302: SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014 S.1769: Standard of Care Protection Act S. 2405: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 4106: Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act H.R. 1427: Truth in Healthcare Marketing Act of 2013 H.R. 3991/S. 2037: Critical Access Hospital Relief Act of 2014 S.1932: Better Care, Lower Cost Act H.R. 2027: Expanding Patients' Access to Quality Care Act of 2013 H.R. 3796: Comprehensive Care Payment Innovation Act H.R. 4080: Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1733/S. 2196: Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act H.R. 2810/S. 1871: SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 809: Field EMS Quality, Innovation, and Cost Effectiveness Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 3548: Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2500: Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality and Access Act of 2013 H.R. 3722/S. 2220: Sports liability legislation S.Res.445: A resolution recognizing the importance of cancer research and the contributions of scientists, clinicians, and patient advocates across the United States who are dedicated to finding a cure for cancer, and designating May 2014 as "National Cancer Research Month". Two midnights policy Cancer funding IOASE (In Office Ancillary Services Exemption) ICD-10 NIH research funding appropriations request 21st Century Cures Initiative

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2000 (113th), S. 1871 (113th), S. 2037 (113th), H.R. 4106 (113th), H.R. 3796 (113th), H.R. 36 (113th), H.R. 3548 (113th), H.R. 809 (113th), S. 2405 (113th), S.Res. 445 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), H.R. 3722 (113th), H.R. 4080 (113th), H.R. 1827 (113th), S. 2110 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th), S. 1769 (113th), H.R. 4015 (113th), H.R. 1427 (113th), H.R. 2500 (113th), H.R. 1733 (113th), S. 2196 (113th), H.R. 2027 (113th), S. 2220 (113th), S. 1932 (113th), H.R. 3991 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Trauma Funding Cancer Funding H.R. 1827: Pediatric Subspecialty and Mental Health Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2013

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH —

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1827 (113th)

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.