1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$460,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1179: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013. S.569: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2013. S. 367: The Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act.Continued monitoring Post Acute Care Payment and reform issues. Continued monitoring to reducing Hospital Readmission from Skilled Nursing Facility. S. 3604 Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012. H.R. 1543: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011. H.R. 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. (section 901 of HR 8) (PL 112-240) S. 818: Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act of 2011. H.R. 713: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Service Act of 2013. S.367: Medicare Access to Rehabilitiation Services Act of 2013.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —
KARL POLZER —
MARYANNE SAPIO —
KIM ZIMMERMAN —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 367 (113th), H.R. 713 (113th), H.R. 8 (113th), H.R. 1179 (113th), S. 3604 (113th), S. 569 (113th), H.R. 1543 (113th), S. 818 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.J. Res. 117: A joint resolution making continued appropriations for fiscal year 2013. H.R.325:To ensure the complete & timely payment of the obligations of the U.S. Government until May 19,2013for other purposes. S. Con. Res. 8: Setting forth the congressional budget for U.S. Government Fiscal year 2014.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —
KARL POLZER —
MARYANNE SAPIO —
MATTHEW SMYTH —
KIM ZIMMERMAN —

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.J.Res. 117 (113th), H.R. 325 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. (PL 112-240).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —
MARYANNE SAPIO —
MATTHEW SMYTH —
KIM ZIMMERMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

P.L. 111-148: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —
KARL POLZER —
MARYANNE SAPIO —
MATTHEW SMYTH —
KIM ZIMMERMAN —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE

Housing HOU

Preserve funding for HUD Section 202 and 232.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —
MARYANNE SAPIO —
MATTHEW SMYTH —
KIM ZIMMERMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Immigration IMM

Monitoring the immigration reform issue and expanding the guest workforce program.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Pharmacy PHA

S.1560: Nursing Home Resident Pain Relief Act of 2011. S. 3187: Food and Drug Administration Safety & Innovation Act. S.3604: Improving Dementia Care Treatment for Older Adults Act of 2012.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —
MARYANNE SAPIO —
MATTHEW SMYTH —
KIM ZIMMERMAN —

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 3604 (113th), S. 1560 (113th), S. 3187 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Continued advocacy on SNF's use of health information technology.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTOPHER DONNELLAN —
JEFF M MYERS —
MARYANNE SAPIO —
KIM ZIMMERMAN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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.