4th Quarter - Report

CENTENE CORPORATION for CENTENE CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$150,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Public Law 111-48, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Public Law 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - monitored implementation of key Medicaid and health insurance market provisions; and advocated for repeal of annual insurer fee. (PL 111-48, Sec. 9010 & PL 111-152, Sec. 10905). Advocated for passage of HR 928, "To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" and S 183, "Jobs and Premium Protection Act" to repeal the ACA annual insurer fee. Lobbied House and Senate to introduce legislation proposing a solution to inequities in the Star ratings system as it applies to MA (Medicare Advantage) dual-SNP (Special Needs Plans) plans. Lobbied for inclusion of the 1 year suspension of the ACA Annual Insurer fee in HR 2029 that passed both the House and Senate (this bill contains both "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016" and the "Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.").

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH MUSKER —

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

Bills named: H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Public Law 111-48, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Public Law 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 - monitored implementation of key Medicaid and health insurance market provisions; and advocated for repeal of annual insurer fee. (PL 111-48, Sec. 9010 & PL 111-152, Sec. 10905). Advocated for passage of HR 928, "To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" and S 183, "Jobs and Premium Protection Act" to repeal the ACA annual insurer fee. Lobbied for the inclusion of the 1 year suspension of the ACA Annual Insurer fee in HR 2029 that passed both the House and Senate (this bill contains both the "Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016" and the "Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015.").

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JOSEPH MUSKER —

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

Bills named: H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 2029 (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.