Year-End Report — BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION (2007)

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.

Firm

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

Client

BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$3,260,000

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
Year-End Report (this page)	Feb 12, 2008	$3,260,000	Replaced
Year-End Report	Feb 12, 2008	$3,260,000	Replaced
Year-End Report	Jul 26, 2010	$3,260,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR3043 and S1710 "HHS Appropriations Act, 2008" sections pertaining to Medicare Contractor Funding; Medicare Advantage Funding; SCHIP Reauthorization funding; and Comparative Effectiveness Funding.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOUG ARMSTRONG	N/A
ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT	N/A
ADAM BIRNBAUM	N/A
JOHN CERISANO	N/A
KATHLEEN CLAESSENS	N/A
KATHY DIDAWICK	N/A
JOHN ERICKSEN	N/A
ALISSA FOX	N/A
JANE GALVIN	N/A
KRIS HALTMEYER	N/A
JUSTINE HANDELMAN	N/A
PHILIP JOHN HAYS	N/A
ROBERT IMES	N/A
MARY NELL LEHNHARD	N/A
JOSEPH MUSKER	—
CHRISTINA NYQUIST	N/A
DOUGLAS SAUNDERS	N/A
SCOTT SEROTA	—
JOEL SLACKMAN	N/A
JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE	N/A
PATRICK WATTS	N/A
ADAM J WOJCIAK	—
LAURA WOOSTER	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office; Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

Bills named: H.R. 3043 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

Biologicals; biogenerics; S623 "Access to Life Saving Medicine Act"

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOUG ARMSTRONG	N/A
ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT	N/A
ADAM BIRNBAUM	N/A
JOHN CERISANO	N/A
KATHLEEN CLAESSENS	N/A
KATHY DIDAWICK	N/A
JOHN ERICKSEN	N/A
ALISSA FOX	N/A
JANE GALVIN	N/A
KRIS HALTMEYER	N/A
JUSTINE HANDELMAN	N/A
PHILIP JOHN HAYS	N/A
ROBERT IMES	N/A
MARY NELL LEHNHARD	N/A
JOSEPH MUSKER	—
CHRISTINA NYQUIST	N/A
DOUGLAS SAUNDERS	N/A
SCOTT SEROTA	—
JOEL SLACKMAN	N/A
JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE	N/A
PATRICK WATTS	N/A
ADAM J WOJCIAK	—
LAURA WOOSTER	N/A

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Congressional Budget Office (CBO); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

Health Issues HCR

Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: HR971 and S2161 "Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007", S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1783 and S1693 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act"; HR3800 "Promoting Health Information Technology Act"; HR2406 "Healthcare Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act" Insurance Market Reform; Employer Based Healthcare System; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007"; S334 and HR3163 "Healthy Americans Act" Genetic Non-discrimination: HR493 and S358 "Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 Mental Health Parity: HR1424 "Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007" and S558 "Mental Health Parity Act of 2007" TAA; HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; SCHIP, Small Business Healthcare See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOUG ARMSTRONG	N/A
ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT	N/A
ADAM BIRNBAUM	N/A
JOHN CERISANO	N/A
KATHLEEN CLAESSENS	N/A
KATHY DIDAWICK	N/A
JOHN ERICKSEN	N/A
ALISSA FOX	N/A
JANE GALVIN	N/A
KRIS HALTMEYER	N/A
JUSTINE HANDELMAN	N/A
PHILIP JOHN HAYS	N/A
ROBERT IMES	N/A
MARY NELL LEHNHARD	N/A
JOSEPH MUSKER	—
CHRISTINA NYQUIST	N/A
DOUGLAS SAUNDERS	N/A
SCOTT SEROTA	—
JOEL SLACKMAN	N/A
JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE	N/A
PATRICK WATTS	N/A
ADAM J WOJCIAK	—
LAURA WOOSTER	N/A

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th), H.R. 3800 (110th), H.R. 971 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 3801 (110th), H.R. 2406 (110th), H.R. 3163 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare; Medicare Advantage; Medicare Part D; Comparative Effectiveness; HR3162 "Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007"

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOUG ARMSTRONG	N/A
ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT	N/A
ADAM BIRNBAUM	N/A
JOHN CERISANO	N/A
KATHLEEN CLAESSENS	N/A
KATHY DIDAWICK	N/A
JOHN ERICKSEN	N/A
ALISSA FOX	N/A
JANE GALVIN	N/A
KRIS HALTMEYER	N/A
JUSTINE HANDELMAN	N/A
PHILIP JOHN HAYS	N/A
ROBERT IMES	N/A
MARY NELL LEHNHARD	N/A
JOSEPH MUSKER	—
CHRISTINA NYQUIST	N/A
DOUGLAS SAUNDERS	N/A
SCOTT SEROTA	—
JOEL SLACKMAN	N/A
JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE	N/A
PATRICK WATTS	N/A
ADAM J WOJCIAK	—
LAURA WOOSTER	N/A

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR3801 and S1848 "TAA Health Coverage Improvement Act of 2007" - parts pertaining to the Health Coverage Tax Credit BCBS Tax provisions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOUG ARMSTRONG	N/A
ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT	N/A
ADAM BIRNBAUM	N/A
JOHN CERISANO	N/A
KATHLEEN CLAESSENS	N/A
KATHY DIDAWICK	N/A
JOHN ERICKSEN	N/A
ALISSA FOX	N/A
JANE GALVIN	N/A
KRIS HALTMEYER	N/A
JUSTINE HANDELMAN	N/A
PHILIP JOHN HAYS	N/A
ROBERT IMES	N/A
MARY NELL LEHNHARD	N/A
JOSEPH MUSKER	—
CHRISTINA NYQUIST	N/A
DOUGLAS SAUNDERS	N/A
SCOTT SEROTA	—
JOEL SLACKMAN	N/A
JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE	N/A
PATRICK WATTS	N/A
ADAM J WOJCIAK	—
LAURA WOOSTER	N/A

Contacted: Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3801 (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.