2nd Quarter - Report

NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC. for NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$25,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Agriculture AGR

HR 1105 FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill-Agriculture appropriations regarding home care telemedicine issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINE JOHNSTON —
PHYLLIS A WANG —
TRAVIS WATTIE —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 1105 FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations bill-funding increase for Office for the Advancement of Telehealth; appropriations for home care telemedicine and home care economic development through workforce

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINE JOHNSTON —
PHYLLIS A WANG —
TRAVIS WATTIE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1105 (111th)

Insurance INS

Insurance and workers' compensation--general monitoring

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINE JOHNSTON —
PHYLLIS A WANG —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HConRes 85 & SConRes 13-Medicare funding for home health; Issues related to Medicare home health reimbursement, including market basket adjustment, rural add-on, and telemedicine reimbursement. S 1123 Medicare Rural Home Health Reimbursement Act to extend add-on; House Tri-Committee Health Care Reform re:cuts to home health and bundling; Hosice BNAF rule before CMS.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINE JOHNSTON —
GLENN R LEFEBVRE —
PHYLLIS A WANG —
TRAVIS WATTIE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S560/HR1409Employee Free Choice Act-- Issues related to ensuring that unionization occurs in a fair, open way for management and labor.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINE JOHNSTON —
GLENN R LEFEBVRE —
PHYLLIS A WANG —
TRAVIS WATTIE —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1409 (111th)

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.