1st Quarter - Report — NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION for NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION (2018)

Firm

NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION

Client

NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

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.

Health Issues HCR

Implementation and Management of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Repeal and Replace of ACA Initiatives to increase and facilitate organ donation and transplantation, including H.R.1270 (Living Donor Protection Act) and build support for a Senate companion bill Support for H.R. 2644, Chronic Kidney Disease Improvement in Research and Treatment Act of 2017 Participation in the HHS Million Hearts initiative Comments to Dept. of Labor regarding Proposed Rule on ERISA Association Health Plans Comments to AHRQ regarding Chronic Kidney Disease Endpoints

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TONYA SAFFER	—
TROY ZIMMERMAN	—

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2644 (115th), H.R. 1270 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Initiatives to support early detection and management of Chronic Kidney Disease (H.R. 3867)and build support for a Senate companion bill Proposed Alternative Payment Model for Chronic Kidney Disease care Comments to CMS regarding Medicare Advantage and Part D Annual Notice and Call Letter Peer Mentoring collaboration with CMS

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TONYA SAFFER	—
TROY ZIMMERMAN	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3867 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2018 and FY 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Health and Human Services (NIH, CDC, HRSA); Food and Drug Administration; Department of Veterans Affairs, Indian Health Service

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TONYA SAFFER	—
TROY ZIMMERMAN	—

Contacted: Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.