3rd Quarter - Report

BCBSM, INC. for BCBSM INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$40,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

ACA Risk Corridors; Federal Health Employee Benefit Program (FEHBP) offerings, Government Contributions to FEHHP premiums; Reinsurance, Regional PPO langauge

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT KEEFER —
LIN MARIE NELSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Health Insurance Tax; IRC section 833 (b) tax provisions; health spending accounts, Medical Loss Ration definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction. HR 928 Introduced February 12, 2015 by Charles Boustany (R-LA) To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. S 183 Introduced January 16, 2015 by John Barrasso (R-WY) Jobs and Premium Protection Act This bill repeals a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that imposes an annual fee on a health insurance provider based on its net premium income.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT KEEFER —
LIN MARIE NELSON —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 928 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act Issues: Risk Corridors; implementation issues, Premiums, Exchanges; CHIP reauthorization; Small Group Expansion; Reinsurance; health Care Quality issues; medical Loss Ratios; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers, Federal Employee Health Benefit Program (FEHBP)regarding proposals to allow additional types of carriers including regional PPO's to be included in the coverage options offered by OPM.. S 123 Introduced January 8, 2015 by Marco Rubio (R-FL) Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act Repeals the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and administer a program of risk corridors for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 under which a qualified. Medicare Reform: Medicare A&B; Delivery System Reforms; Benefit restructuring; Medigap first-dollar coverage. S. 1099 Introduced April 27, 2015 by Tim Scott (R-SC) A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide States with flexibility in determining the size of employers in the small group market HR928 Introduced February 12, 2015 by Charles Boustany (R-LA) . To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers by the Affordable Care Act. HR 1624 Introduced March 25, 2015 by Brett Guthrie (R-KY) To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of small employer.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT KEEFER —
LIN MARIE NELSON —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 1099 (114th)

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.