4th Quarter - Report

DAVITA INC. for DAVITA INC

Period 4th Quarter 2010 Filed Jan 20, 2011 Signed by Sarah B. Hamlett, Director of Public Policy

Official filing
Firm
DAVITA INC.
Client
DAVITA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$982,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

End-stage renal disease reimbursement and policies related to the End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule; H.R. 3590 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 4994 Medicare & Medicaid Extenders Act; and H.R. 3082 Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act. Accountable Care Organization guidelines as developed by CMS.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH HAMLETT —
JOHN SCHAEFFLER Rep. Sikorski LA; Rep. Minge LD
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL House Ways & Means Comm; Sen Finance Comm

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3082 (111th), H.R. 4994 (111th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

End-stage renal disease reimbursement and policies related to the End Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System Proposed Rule; H.R. 3590 The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 4994 Medicare & Medicaid Extenders Act; and H.R. 3082 Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act. Accountable Care Organization guidelines as developed by CMS.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH HAMLETT —
JOHN SCHAEFFLER Rep Sikorski LA, Rep Minge LD
JOELLE OISHI THORNHILL House Ways & Means Comm; Sen Finance Comm

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4994 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3082 (111th)

Veterans VET

Proposed rule related to payments for non-departmental facilities.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SARAH HAMLETT —
JOHN SCHAEFFLER Rep Sikorski LA; Rep Minge LD

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

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.