1st Quarter - Report

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS for AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGEONS

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$61,434
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Trauma Funding Pediatric Subspecialty Loan Repayment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH New —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Health Issues HCR

See page three for specific Health Issues.HCR Health Care Issues H.R. 1331: the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 1201: Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act H.R. 1180/S. 577: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 351/S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 (IPAB) S. 616: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act S. 150: The Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Medicare Physician Payment Health Care Reform Liability Health Information Technology Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)/ Value Based Update (VBU) proposal Trauma Funding Physician Quality Reporting System Physician Payment Sunshine Act Electronic Health Record Stage 2 Final Rule Medicare EHR Incentive Program

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH New —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 616 (113th), H.R. 1331 (113th), S. 150 (113th), H.R. 36 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th), S. 351 (113th), H.R. 1201 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th), S. 577 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

See page five for specific Medicare/Medicaid issues.MMM Medicare/Medicaid H.R. 1331: the Electronic Health Records Improvement Act H.R. 36: Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act H.R. 1201: Training Tomorrow's Doctors Today Act H.R. 1180/S. 577: Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 351/S. 351: Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 (IPAB) S. 616: Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Act Good Samaritan Health Professionals Act Medicare Physician Payment Reform Health Care Reform Liability Health Information Technology Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR)/Value Based Update (VBU) proposal Trauma Funding Physician Quality Reporting System Physician Payment Sunshine Act Electronic Health Record Stage 2 Final Rule

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW COFFRON —
JOHN E HEDSTROM —
KRISTIN MCDONALD —
SARA MORSE —
CHRISTIAN SHALGIAN —
HEATHER HERNDON SMITH New —

Contacted: Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1201 (113th), H.R. 1180 (113th), S. 577 (113th), H.R. 36 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th), H.R. 1331 (113th), S. 351 (113th), S. 616 (113th)

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.