VIZIENT, INC. for VIZIENT INC
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Not-for-profit tax exemption and community benefit standard - Monitored proposals included in the health reform legislative proposals and amendments considered for inclusion in the Senate Finance Committee mark-up related to not-for-profit hospital tax exemption. Opposed proposals that would require specific community benefit or charity care thresholds for hospitals to meet to earn tax exempt status. Tracked proposals to limit compensation for hospital executives.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
Health Issues HCR
Health Care Reform Legislation - (H.R. 3200, S. 1679, America's Healthy Future Act) - Monitored health care reform legislation for issues that impact not-for-profit hospitals. Supported efforts to expand coverage to uninsured Americans. Tracked policy development of legislative efforts to create a public health insurance option. Opposed a public plan option considered for H.R. 3200 that would reimburse hospitals using Medicare payment rates. Group Purchasing Organizations - General outreach in effort to demonstrate the value that GPOs provide to hospitals accross the country. Opposed efforts to include language in health reform legislation that would have placed limits on how GPO administrative fees can be used in support of activities not directly related to contracting. Demonstrated clinical performance enhancing tools offered by VHA for several Members and congressional staff. Unique Device Identification - Supported the issuance of regulations to create a unique device identification system as required by the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act. Supported the utilization of a single supply chain standard in the creation of any such system and advocated for using the GS1 standard. Health Care Information Technology - Monitored legislative efforts during health reform debate that would provide additional funding for the adoption of health information technology. Supported the Interim Final Rule on Breech Notification requirements for Unsecured Protected Health Information (RIN 0991-AB56). Sunshine Act (S. 301) - Monitored efforts to include legislative language similar to S. 301 in health reform legislation. Supported proposals that would produce greater transparency in the health care supply-chain. Advocated for greater transparency requirements for additional industries which were not included in Senate Finance Committee proposal. 340b (of the Public Health Services Act) Drug Pricing - Followed proposals to expand the 340B drug discount programs to inpatient hospitals in health reform legislation (proposals similar to S.1239, H.R. 444).
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare Reimbursement Policy Changes - (H.R. 3200, S. 1679, America's Healthy Future Act) - Monitored legislative activity related to changes to Medicare reimbursement for hospitals. Tracked efforts to create a value-based purchasing system for hospitals, offering support for an approach similar to H.R. 1776. Tracked legislative efforts that would bundle Medicare payments to hospitals for related treatments. Monitored efforts to create a hospital re-admission policy, that would deny payments for certain potentially avoidable readmissions to hospitals. Supported readmissions proposals that would utilize practical clinical guidance to determine what conditions may be truly avoidable, and appropriate for inclusion in such a payment policy. Tracked efforts in reform proposals that would create an independent body that would have the authority to make Medicare payment and policy changes similar to S. 1110, S. 1380 and H.R. 2718.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
| STEVEN RIXEN | — |
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