KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC. for KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
S 183 & HR 928 - To repeal the Health Insurer Tax. Barrasso (R-WY) & Boustany (R-LA)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FISH BROWN | — |
| LAIRD D BURNETT | — |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | — |
Defense DEF
HR 4049 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. Thornberry (R-TX) S 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. McCain (R-AZ)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FISH BROWN | — |
| LAIRD D BURNETT | — |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | — |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
S 1137 - PATENT Act, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015: A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, and the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act to make improvements and technical corrections, and for other purposes. Grassley (R-IA)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FISH BROWN | — |
| LAIRD D BURNETT | — |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | — |
Health Issues HCR
Department of Health & Human Services: Implementation of Health insurance exchanges; Implementation of Qualified Health Plans; Delivery system reform. HR 6 - 21st Century Cures Act: To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures. Upton (R-MI) HR 138 - Access to Insurance for All Americans Act: Regarding the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program (FEHBP). Issa (R-CA) HR 160 & S 149 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices. Paulsen (R-MN) and Hatch (R-UT) HR 248 - American Job Protection Act - repeal the ACA's employer responsibility requirements. Boustany (R-LA) HR 954 - CO-OP Consumer Protection Act of 2016: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the individual mandate certain individuals who had coverage under a terminated qualified health plan funded through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program. Smith (R-NE) HR 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage. Courtney (D-CT) HR 5447 - Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016: To provide an exception from certain group health plan requirements for qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements. Boustany (R-LA) S 123 & HR 221- To repeal the ACA risk corridor program. Rubio (R-FL) & Harris (R-MD) S 157 - To repeal the ACA's Individual mandate, employer responsibility requirements and medical device excise tax. Cassidy (R-LA) S 305 - To repeal the ACA's employer responsibility requirements. Hatch (R-UT) and Alexander (R-TN) S Res 561 - A resolution supporting efforts to increase competition and accountability in the health insurance marketplace, and to extend accessible, quality, affordable health care coverage to every American through the choice of a public insurance plan. Merkley (D-OR) S 2680 - Mental Health Reform Act of 2016: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide comprehensive mental health reform, and for other purposes. Alexander (R-TN) S 3056 - Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2016: To provide for certain causes of action relating to delays of generic drugs and biosimilar biological products. Leahy (D-VT) S 3297 - Relief from Obamacare Mandate Act of 2016: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption to the individual mandate to maintain health coverage for certain individuals whose premium has increased by more than 10 percent, and for other purposes. Cotton (R-AR) S 3326 - State Flexibility to Provide Affordable Health Options Act: To give States the authority to provide temporary access to affordable private health insurance options outside of Obamacare exchanges. Alexander (R-TN)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FISH BROWN | — |
| LAIRD D BURNETT | — |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Department of Health & Human Services: Medicare Advantage: operational issues, annual payment updates and policy changes. HR 2505 - Medicare Advantage Coverage Transparency Act of 2015: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require the annual reporting of data on enrollment in Medicare Advantage plans. Kelly (R-PA) HR 2507 - Increasing Regulatory Fairness Act of 2015: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish an annual rulemaking schedule for payment rates under Medicare Advantage. Brady (R-TX) HR 2570 - Strengthening Medicare Advantage through Innovation and Transparency for Seniors of 2015: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the treatment of patient encounters in ambulatory surgical centers in determining meaningful EHR use, establish a demonstration program requiring the utilization of Value-Based Insurance Design to demonstrate that reducing the co-payments or coinsurance charged to Medicare beneficiaries for selected high-value prescription medications and clinical services can increase their utilization and ultimately improve clinical outcomes and lower health care expenditures, and for other purposes. Black (R-TN) HR 2581 - Preservation of Access for Seniors in Medicare Advantage Act of 2015: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a 3-year demonstration program to test the use of value-based insurance design methodologies under eligible Medicare Advantage plans, to preserve Medicare beneficiary choice under Medicare Advantage, to revise the treatment under the Medicare program of infusion drugs furnished through durable medical equipment, and for other purposes. Brady (R-TX) HR 2582 - Seniors' Health Care Plan Protection Act of 2015: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to delay the authority to terminate Medicare Advantage contracts for MA plans failing to achieve minimum quality ratings, to make improvements to the Medicare Adjustment risk adjustment system, and for other purposes. Buchanan (R-FL) HR 4275 - Medicare Advantage Quality Payment Relief Act of 2015: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to eliminate a provision under the Medicare Advantage program that inadvertently penalizes Medicare Advantage plans for providing high quality care to Medicare beneficiaries. Kelly (R-PA) HR 5659 - ESRD Choice Act of 2016: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to expanding Medicare Advantage coverage for individuals with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Smith (R-MO) S 2425 - Patient Access and Medicare Protection Act: To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to improve payments for complex rehabilitation technology and certain radiation therapy services, to ensure flexibility in applying the hardship exception for meaningful use for the 2015 EHR reporting period for 2017 payment adjustments, and for other purposes. Portman (R-OH) S 2484 - Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act: To amend titles XVIII and XI of the Social Security Act to promote cost savings and quality care under the Medicare program through the use of Telehealth and remote patient monitoring services, and for other purposes. Schatz (D-HI)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FISH BROWN | — |
| LAIRD D BURNETT | — |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | — |
Computer Industry CPI
HR 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015: To require certain entities who collect and maintain personal information of individuals to secure such information and to provide notice to such individuals in the case of a breach of security involving such information, and for other purposes. Blackburn (R-TN)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| FISH BROWN | — |
| LAIRD D BURNETT | — |
| JOSEPH WILLIAMSON | — |
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