1st Quarter - Report

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA

Firm
Client
HCA
Income
$110,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Discussions pertinent to CMS Geographic Practice Expense Index (GPCI) service provider locality payments

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES C FREE —
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 89: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011(Support, all sections of full text) S 164: Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011(Support, all sections of full text)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 89 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 1159: To repeal certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act relating to the limitation on the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals and to transparency reports and reporting of physician ownership or investment interests. (Oppose, all sections of full text) HR 1186: To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals (Oppose, all sections of full text)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1159 (112th), H.R. 1186 (112th)

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.