BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.
Versions of this report
Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.
| Filing | Filed | Amount | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Quarter - Report | Jan 20, 2010 | $2,100,000 | Replaced |
| 4th Quarter - Report (this page) | Apr 19, 2010 | $2,600,000 | Replaced |
| 4th Quarter - Amendment | Apr 20, 2010 | $2,600,000 | Yes |
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Medicare Advantage Funding and Medicare Advantage Rates; Comparative Effectiveness Funding
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare Advantage Medicaid Medigap Guaranteed Issue to Medicare Disabled/ESRD Medicare buy-in for those aged 55-64 years of age
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
Pharmacy PHA
Comparative Effectiveness Research
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions proposed annual insurer assessments, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, and proposed limitation of tax deduction for health insurer's executive compensation as provided for in healthcare reform proposals
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CERISANO | — |
| JOHN ERICKSEN | — |
| ALISSA FOX | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| ROBERT WESLEY HARRIS | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
| RAY QUINTERO | — |
Health Issues HCR
See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare Health Care Reform; Pathway to Covering America; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured/Expanding Coverage; Healthcare Reform Modeling; Insurance Market Reform; Individual Market Reform; Small Group Market Reform; Small Business Healthcare; Guaranteed Issue; Community Rating; Health Status Rating; Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; Individual Manadate; Medical Loss Ratios HR 3200 "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009"; Senate Finance Committee Chairman's Mark - no bill number "America's Healthy Future Act"; HR 3962 "Affordable Health Care for America Act"; HR 3962 Manager's Amendment; HR 3590 "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"; HR 3590 Manager's Amendment Government-run health insurance Plan; Government Plan Trigger; negotiated rates; state opt-out; Co-Ops; Medicare Payment Rates; Provider Underpayments; Level Playing Field Affordable Private Health Care; proposed insurer fees; excise taxes on high value Plans; premium caps; 5 to 1 Age Rating Bands; Realistic Minimum Benefit Values; Effective Individual Mandate; Sherlock Report; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; malpractice reform; Oliver Wyman actuarial analysis "Impact of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on the Costs in the Individual and Small-Employer Health Insurance Markets"; CBO premium impact analysis New federal regulatory functions; existing state regulatory functions; Federal Exchanges; Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs); Pooling Health Care Quality; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; evidence based care; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative Simplification Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; McCarran-Ferguson antitrust exemption repeal legislation: S1681 and HR3596 "Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009" Scope of FEHBP preemption
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CERISANO | — |
| KATHY DIDAWICK | — |
| JOHN ERICKSEN | — |
| GARRY EWING | — |
| ALISSA FOX | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| LAURA HARPER | — |
| ROBERT WESLEY HARRIS | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
| ROBERT IMES | — |
| RAY QUINTERO | — |
| JOEL SLACKMAN | — |
| JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE | — |
| LAURA WOOSTER | — |
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.