BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare Advantage Medicaid Medigap Guaranteed Issue to Medicare Disabled/ESRD
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DOUG ARMSTRONG | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Medicare Advantage Funding and 2010 Medicare Advantage Rates; Comparative Effectiveness Funding; HR3293 "Departement of HHS Appropriations Act" pertaining to Medicare Advantage Funding
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DOUG ARMSTRONG | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation as provided for in healthcare reform proposals
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CERISANO | — |
| JOHN ERICKSEN | — |
| ALISSA FOX | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| ROBERT WESLEY HARRIS | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
| RAY QUINTERO | — |
Health Issues HCR
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Health Care Reform; Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage; Healthcare Reform Modeling; Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate; HR 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"; S1679 "Affordable Health Choices Act"; Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark - no bill number "America's Healthy Future Act"; HR1321 and S391 "Healthy Americans Act" Government-run health insurance Plan; Government Plan Trigger; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment Rates; Provider Underpayments; Level Playing Field Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Sherlock Report; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; Pooling, Exchanges, Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs); Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative Simplification Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; HR3596 "Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009"
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARA BAER | — |
| JOHN CERISANO | — |
| KATHY DIDAWICK | — |
| JOHN ERICKSEN | — |
| GARRY EWING | — |
| ALISSA FOX | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| LAURA HARPER | — |
| ROBERT WESLEY HARRIS | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
| ROBERT IMES | — |
| CHRISTINA NYQUIST | — |
| RAY QUINTERO | — |
| JOEL SLACKMAN | — |
| JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE | — |
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.