1st Quarter - Report

AETNA INC. for AETNA INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,380,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

(1) Issues related to the proposed acquisition of Humana by Aetna.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GLEN CHAMBERS New Chief of Staff, Senator Roy Blunt; Chief of Staff, Senator Sam Brownback; Legislative Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Sam Brownback; Correspondence Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Sam Brownback
GREG A JONES —
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Health Issues HCR

(1)Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2)Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (3)Issues related to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act (4)Issues related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including Exchanges, Essential Health Benefits, affordability, health information technology, transparency, employer regulations, nondiscrimination regulations, and taxes and fees (5)Issues related to H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 (6) Issues related to Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed rule "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Market Stabilization"

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GLEN CHAMBERS New Chief of Staff, Senator Roy Blunt; Chief of Staff, Senator Sam Brownback; Legislative Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Sam Brownback; Correspondence Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Sam Brownback
CHRISTINA NYQUIST —
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

(1)Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (provisions related to Medicaid and Medicare) (2)Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (provisions related to Medicaid and Medicare) (3)Issues pertaining to entitlement reform, Medicare Advantage, Part D, Medicaid Dual Eligibles, and Medicare reimbursement and enrollment (4)Issues related to S. 2498 - Medicare Program Linking Uncoordinated Services (PLUS) Act (114th Congress) (5)Issues related to H.R.3244 - Providing Innovative Care for Complex Cases Demonstration Act of 2015 (114th Congress) (6)Issues related to CMS Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2017 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2017 Call Letter (7)Issues related to CMS Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2018 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2018 Call Letter

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GLEN CHAMBERS New Chief of Staff, Senator Roy Blunt; Chief of Staff, Senator Sam Brownback; Legislative Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Sam Brownback; Correspondence Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Sam Brownback
GREG A JONES —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3244 (115th), S. 2498 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

(1)Issues related to Public Law 112-25 - The Budget Control Act of 2011 (2)General issues related to reducing the federal deficit including efforts to bring down health care costs

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GLEN CHAMBERS New Chief of Staff, Senator Roy Blunt; Chief of Staff, Senator Sam Brownback; Legislative Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Sam Brownback; Correspondence Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Sam Brownback
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Insurance INS

(1)Issues related to Public Law 112-25 - The Budget Control Act of 2011 (2)General issues related to reducing the federal deficit including efforts to bring down health care costs (3)Issues related to Public Law No: 114-113 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (4)Issues related to Public Law No: 114-74 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GLEN CHAMBERS New Chief of Staff, Senator Roy Blunt; Chief of Staff, Senator Sam Brownback; Legislative Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Sam Brownback; Correspondence Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Sam Brownback
CHRISTINA NYQUIST —
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

(1)Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (provisions related to new taxes, fees, and employer requirements) (2)Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (3)Issues raised by H.R. 928 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (114th Congress) (4)Issues related to comprehensive tax reform and corporate tax rates

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GLEN CHAMBERS New Chief of Staff, Senator Roy Blunt; Chief of Staff, Senator Sam Brownback; Legislative Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Sam Brownback; Correspondence Director, Sen. Sam Brownback; Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Sam Brownback
CHRISTINA NYQUIST —
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
SUSAN ZOOK —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 928 (115th)

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.