2nd Quarter - Report — ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. for ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. (2008)

Firm

ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.

Client

ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$890,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Pharmacy PHA

Generic Drugs; Follow-On Biologics

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee
JERRY STEFFL	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

S.334/H.R.3163 "Healthy Americans Act"; Health Information Technology (E-Prescribing, S.1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" - Electronic Health Records; H.R.2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act"); Comparative Effectiveness; Transparency

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLYN HICKS MAYLE	—
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee
JERRY STEFFL	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2406 (110th), S. 334 (110th), H.R. 3163 (110th), S. 1693 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Quality; Medicare; Medicare Advantage (Accountability, Transparency); Medicare Part D (Claims Payment, Oversight, Negotiation of Prescription Drug Prices); Medicare Physician Payment (H.R.6331 "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008"); Medicaid; SCHIP (H.R.3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007")

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLYN HICKS MAYLE	—
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee
JERRY STEFFL	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Comparative Effectiveness Research; Appropriations (S.Con.Res.70/H.Con.Res.312 "Budget Resolution FY2008" - Medicare Advantage Funding, SCHIP Reauthorization, Uninsured)

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee
JERRY STEFFL	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th)

Insurance INS

Association Health Plans; Comparative Effectiveness; Genetic Nondiscrimination (S.358/H.R.493 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007"); Health Savings Accounts; Mental Health Parity (S.558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007"; H.R.1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007"); Recision; Uninsured; Insurance Market Reform (S.1019 "Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act")

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
CAROLYN HICKS MAYLE	—
STEPHEN NORTHRUP	Health Policy Director, Senate HELP Committee
JERRY STEFFL	—

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1019 (110th), S. 358 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 558 (110th), H.R. 493 (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.