4th Quarter - Report

MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION for MISSOURI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$160,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

- Promoted legislation to restrict the ability of physicians to refer patients to hospitals in which they have an investment interest - Provided requested information to a congressional office relating to practices regarding the membership fees charged by air ambulance services - Invited several federal legislators to participate in a health reform seminar held in Kansas City - Promoted reversal or revision of a Department of Defense regulation relating to TriCare payments for hospital outpatient services - Discussed potential support for an applicant for appointment to a federal executive post - H.R. 1424 (Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DWIGHT L FINE —
DANIEL R LANDON —
MARC D SMITH —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (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.