1st Quarter - Report

AETNA INC. for AETNA INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$870,000
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.

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (provisions related to new taxes, fees, and employer requirements); (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues raised by H.R. 928 - To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; and (4) Issues related to H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax On Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINA NYQUIST —
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
PETER RUBIN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues related to the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act; (4) Issues related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act, including Exchanges, Essential Health Benefits, affordability, health information technology, transparency, employer regulations, and taxes and fees; (5) Issues related to S. 30 - The Forty Hours is Full-Time Act; (6) Issues related to H.R. 879 - Ax the Tax On Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act; (7) Issues related to H.R. 1624 - The Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act; and (8) Issues related to Public Law No: 113-235 - Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (including issues related to the implementation of the ex-patriate legislation).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINA NYQUIST —
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
PETER RUBIN —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 879 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (provisions related to Medicaid and Medicare); (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (provisions related to Medicaid and Medicare); (3) Issues pertaining to entitlement reform, Medicare Advantage, Part D, Medicaid Dual Eligibles, and Medicare reimbursement and enrollment; (4) Issues related to H.R. 2 - The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act; and (5) Issues related to H.R.1470 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG A JONES New —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
PETER RUBIN —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 1470 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

(1) Issues related to Public Law 112-25 - The Budget Control Act of 2011; (2) General issues related to reducing the federal deficit including efforts to bring down health care costs; (3) Issues related to H.C.R. 27 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025; and (4) Issues related to S.C.R. 11 - An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
PETER RUBIN —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Insurance INS

(1) Issues related to Public Law 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; (2) Issues related to Public Law 111-152 - Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (3) Issues related to the Affordable Care Act's implementation, including Medical Loss Ratio, taxes, Exchanges, Essential health Benefits, premium affordability, health information technology, transparency, and employer regulations; and (4) Issues related to H.R. 1624 - The Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CHRISTINA NYQUIST —
ANDREW D PATZMAN —
JAMES R. RICCIUTI —
PETER RUBIN —

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1624 (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.