HIGHMARK, INC. for HIGHMARK INC
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Affordable Care Act (ACA) Regulations; 0American Health Care Act (ACHA); Health Care Reform; Health Savings Accounts (HSAs); Reinsurance; Cost Sharing Reductions (CSRs); Implementation; Third Party Payment of Premiums (TPP); Repeal and Replace; Drug Pricing; Risk Ratios; Individual Market Reform; Market Stability; Marketplace Certainty Act; Mental Health Parity; 2017 Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters; Grace Periods; SEPs; Better Care Reconciliation Act HR 246 Introduced January 4, 2017 by Kristi Noem (R-SD) 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. HR 314 Introduced January 5, 2017 by Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) To repeal title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for cooperative governing of individual health insurance coverage offered in interstate commerce. HR 1101 Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 Introduced February 16, 2017 by Sam Johnson (R-TX) To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to improve access and choice for entrepreneurs with small businesses with respect to medical care for their employees. HR 1628 American Health Care Act Introduced March 20, 2017 by Diane Black (R-TN) The American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), also known as the Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (BCRA), is the leading proposal to "repeal and replace" the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare, but we'll abbreviate it ACA) and "defund" Planned Parenthood. S 1354 Individual Health Insurance Marketplace Improvement Act introduced June 14, 2017 by Thomas Carper (D-DE) A bill to establish an Individual Market Reinsurance fund to provide funding for State individual market stabilization reinsurance programs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GREGORY P ENGLERT | — |
| MICHAEL G WARFEL | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
CHIP Reform; Medicare Access & CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA); Rate Notice and Call Letter HR 908 Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2017. This bill amends title XVIII (Medicare) of the Social Security Act to require the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to disregard the application of certain percentage quality increases when calculating the maximum payment that may be made to a Medicare Advantage organization.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GREGORY P ENGLERT | — |
| MICHAEL G WARFEL | — |
Pharmacy PHA
Opioid Abuse; Drug Pricing
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GREGORY P ENGLERT | — |
| MICHAEL G WARFEL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
833; Health Insurance Tax (HIT Tax); Cadillac Tax; Tax Credits HR 173 Middle Class Health Benefit Tax Repeal Act Introduced January 3, 2-17 by Mike Kelly (R-PA) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| GREGORY P ENGLERT | — |
| MICHAEL G WARFEL | — |
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