3rd Quarter - Report — MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA for MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA (2008)

Firm

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA

Client

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA

Income

—

Expenses

$24,869

Expense method

B: tax-exempt organisations, Internal Revenue Code section 6033(b)(8)

What was lobbied

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

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

mental health parity legislation Labor/HHS appropriations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—
RALPH IBSON	—

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act Commerce, Justice, Science appropriation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Labor/HHS appropriation MilCon appropriation Commerce, Justice, Science appropriation Transportation-HUD approps

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—
RALPH IBSON	—

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Mental health parity legislation; Medicare Part D; Medicare Special Needs Plans; Medicaid economic stimulus package;

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KIRSTEN BERONIO	—

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

Housing HOU

Transportation-HUD approps

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—

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

Insurance INS

mental health parity legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH IBSON	—

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

Welfare WEL

n/a

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH IBSON	—

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

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Mental health parity legislation Medicare mental health parity legislation ADA Restoration Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—
KIRSTEN BERONIO	—
RALPH IBSON	—

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

Veterans VET

mental health services for veterans and family members MilCon appropriations

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RALPH IBSON	—

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

Health Issues HCR

Mental health parity legislation; Medicare Mental health parity legislation; Medicare Part D; Medicare Special Needs Plans; Medicaid economic stimulus package; mental health services for veterans and family members; Melanie Stokes Mothers Act; Labor/H, MilCon, and Justice appropriations; H. Res. 1217

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—
KIRSTEN BERONIO	—
RALPH IBSON	—

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

Bills named: H.Res. 1217 (110th)

Education EDU

Positive Behavior for Effective Schools Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—

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

Pharmacy PHA

Medicare Part D; Comparative effectiveness research legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
KIRSTEN BERONIO	—

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Labor/H appropriation Comparative effectiveness research legislation H. Res. 1217

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JULIO CESAR ABREU	—
KIRSTEN BERONIO	—

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

Bills named: H.Res. 1217 (110th)

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.