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
Form 990 Schedule H - Opposed changes to the IRS schedule H instructions that would alter how hospital community benefit is calculated. Hospital tax-exempt status - Advocated for the release of final ACA regulations related to new hospital tax-exempt requirements. Monitored the release of House Ways and Means tax reform proposal and its impact on hospitals.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
Health Issues HCR
Electronic Health Record Incentive Program - Supported extending deadlines and improving flexibility for providers to become meaningful users of health information technology. Hospital Group Purchasing - Conducted education and outreach efforts on the benefits that hospital group purchasing organizations provide to health care providers.Affordable Care Act Implementation - Monitored ongoing implementation of the Affordable Care Act and progress of enrollments through the health insurance exchanges. Monitored efforts in Congress to modify or delay requirements that individuals purchase health insurance under the law. Generic Prescription Drug Labeling - Advocated for the FDA to make changes to a proposed rule allowing changes to labeling of generic prescriptions without prior FDA approval.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare Physician Payments - (S. 2011, H.R. 4302) Supported legislation to permanently repeal the sustainable growth rate formula. Opposed use of hospital payments as an offset. Supported inclusion of additional delays for two-midnight rule. Opposed efforts to include extension of sequestration Medicare payment cuts to hospitals as an offset for legislation to extend unemployment insurance, legislation to increase the debt ceiling and legislation to change COLA adjustments for military retirees.Hospital Two-Midnight Rule - Advocated for correcting policy and delaying implementation of CMS' two-midnight rule for hospital admissions. Supported legislation (S. 2082) to delay implementation of the rule, and develop new payment methodology for short inpatient admissions. Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program - Supported legislation (H.R. 4188) to make changes to the Medicare hospital readmissions reduction program.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| EDWARD GOODMAN | — |
| CIDETTE PERRIN | — |
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