4th Quarter - Report — AVENUE SOLUTIONS for AETNA (2008)

Firm

AVENUE SOLUTIONS

Client

AETNA

Income

$60,000

Expenses

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What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

S. 334 Healthy Americans Act; Universal Health Reform; S.1693 Wired for Health Care Quality Act; HR 3800 Promoting Health Information Technology Act; HR 5442 Technologies for Restoring Users Security and Trust in Health Information Act of 2008; Health Information Technology (HIT); comprehensive (or universal) health reform; HR 6444 Healthy Americans Act; S.400 and HR 2851 - Michelle's Law; HR 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008: Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008; HR 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008; Healthcare issues related to economic recovery/stimulus package (HR 1424 Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008) including Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages (FMAP), HIT, privacy, Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TRACY SPICER	Staff Assistant, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
AMY TEJRAL	Legislative Director, Senator Ben Nelson

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3800 (110th), H.R. 6357 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th), H.R. 6444 (110th), H.R. 5442 (110th), S. 334 (110th), H.R. 2851 (110th), S. 400 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR 6331/S.3101 Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008; Medicare Advantage; Comparative Effectiveness; ESRD; E-Prescribing; HR 4296/S 2408 Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection Act of 2007 (E-MEDS); S. 691/HR 1193.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TRACY SPICER	Staff Assistant, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
AMY TEJRAL	Legislative Director, Senator Ben Nelson

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1193 (110th), S. 3101 (110th), S. 691 (110th), H.R. 4296 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th)

Insurance INS

S 2795/HR 5918 Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 (SHOP); Small Business Health Insurance Reform.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TRACY SPICER	Staff Assistant, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
AMY TEJRAL	Legislative Director, Senator Ben Nelson

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5918 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

HR 3801/S 1848 TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007; TAA tax credit.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
TRACY SPICER	Staff Assistant, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy
AMY TEJRAL	Legislative Director, Senator Ben Nelson

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3801 (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.