4th Quarter - Report

THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA

Firm
Client
HCA
Income
$110,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, P.L. 112-240 (Title VI, Medicare and other Health Extensions)

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

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 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 (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 (All sections of full text)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JACK S DEUSER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 3480 A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (all sections of full text)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ANDREW BARBOUR —
JAMES C FREE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3480 (112th)

Pharmacy PHA

Monitor Senate and House inquiry into compounding pharmacy Federal/State regulatory regime

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

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

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
W. TIMOTHY LOCKE —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.