3rd Quarter - Report — OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION for OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (2014)

Firm

OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Client

OHIO HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$10,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Hospital preparedness efforts and requirements for mass-casualty disease, disaster, and other emergency events.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN ARCHEY	—

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

Health Issues HCR

Medicare and Medicaid; health insurance coverage; hospital legislative and regulatory issues; health care reform implementation; hospital emergency preparedness; health care workforce; quality of health care; health information technology; medical education; charitable health care services.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN ARCHEY	—

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor/HHS Budget, including funding for Medicare/Medicaid, health insurance assistance, investments in health care services and research, and budget items affecting hospitals, patients, and non-hospital health care providers.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN ARCHEY	—

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

Insurance INS

Health insurance coverage for the uninsured and under-insured; tax credits for the purchase of private insurance; transparency of the health insurance industry; medical liability insurance and tort reform; health benefits exchanges/marketplace.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN ARCHEY	—

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Improvements for beneficiaries; improvements for hospitals and other health care providers; general sustainability and operational efficiencies of the Medicare and Medicaid programs; regulations promulgated by CMS; medical education issues; programs under Medicare or Medicaid affecting specific types of hospitals; reforms to the DRG system and prospective payment system; Medicare Recovery Audit Contractor program.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN ARCHEY	—

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax credits for the purchase of private health insurance; tax incentives to encourage businesses and individuals to offer/keep private health insurance coverage; tax-exempt filing requirements of charitable institutions, including hospitals; tax incentives for health care workforce education and training.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN ARCHEY	—

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Ensuring adequate supply, training, and safety of the health care workforce; legislation affecting the nursing workforce; scope of practice for various health care professions; hospitals and the health care industry's role in promoting economic development and job creation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JONATHAN ARCHEY	—

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

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.