2nd Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for CIGNA CORPORATION

Firm
Client
Income
$60,750
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to the Medicare Advantage program including the Stars system and encounter data; issues related to the dual eligibles; H.R. 6, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, as it relates to Medicare secondary payor rules for individuals with ESRD.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Monitored issues regarding the proposed Cigna Express Scripts transaction.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFF CHOUDHRY —
STACEY HUGHES —

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R 4894, The Harmful Tax Prevention Act. Monitored the implementation of The Tax Cut and Jobs Act, P.L. 115-97, as it relates to corporate tax issues, the taxation of multinational corporations and life insurance; S.58 / H.R. 173, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
RACHEL JONES HENSLER —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 4894 (115th), S. 58 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to substance use disorders, including H.R.6, The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act and H.R. 6082 / H.R. 3545 / H.R. 5795, The Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety Act; S.1850 Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act. Monitored issues related to drug pricing and pharmacy benefit managers, and issues related to opioids addiction intervention, and issues related to association health plans.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6082 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 3545 (115th), S. 1850 (115th), H.R. 5795 (115th)

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.