4th Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for CIGNA CORPORATION

Period 4th Quarter 2019 Filed Jan 21, 2020 Signed by Stacey Hughes

Official filing
Firm
THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC
Client
CIGNA CORPORATION
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

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

Issues related to the implementation of international tax provisions under P.L. 115-97, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; H.R. 748 and S. 684 the Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019; S. 172 and H.R. 1398, the Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Relief Act of 2019; H.R. 1158, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020; H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHEL JONES HENSLER —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1158 (116th), S. 684 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th), S. 172 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitored issues related to surprise medical bills including H.R 3502, H.R. 861, H.R. 3630, H.R 2328; issues related to S.1895 the Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019 and issues related to transparency.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 3502 (116th), H.R. 2328 (116th), H.R. 861 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to the implementation of the drug pricing RFI, the Blueprint to lower drug prices and reduce out of pocket costs; monitored issues related to the safe harbor protection. H.R. 2296, The METRIC Act; S. 2543 The Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019; issues related to Medicare Advantage; issues related to Price Transparency.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES —
EMILY PORTER —

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 2296 (116th)

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.