THE ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE for ERISA INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefits; Modernizing high-deductible health plans (HDHPs)/health savings accounts(HSAs); Treatment of excepted benefits for stand-alone telehealth plans; Telehealth first dollar coverage permenence; Retirement-related tax issues;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW BANDUCCI | Professional Staff Member and Workforce Policy Counsel, House Comm. on Education and the Workforce;Labor and Pensions Policy Director, Sen. HELP Comm.;Chief Policy Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp;Pensions Detailee, Sen. Finance Comm. |
| MELISSA BARTLETT | Privacy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| JAMES PATRICK GELFAND | — |
| CHRISTINA STROGIS | — |
Health Issues HCR
Affordable Care Act, all provisions and related regulations, as applicable to ERISA self-funded health plans; PCORI & comparative effectiveness, coverage mandates on ERISA plans, access to preventive care items and services; ADA and GINA, HIPAA compliance, privacy and security of health information, access to claims data, and all payers claims databases, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence; Coverage of and access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment; Tax treatment of employer-sponsored benefits and insurance; Drug related provisions including: patent reforms, costs, rebates, access to and regulation of generics, and biosimilars, and supply chain concerns; Medical management, value-driven care in public and private coverage; Patient safety and quality; Voluntary coverage of fertility treatment and other women's health issues; Medicare Advantage, Medicare secondary payer, end stage renal disease (ESRD), and retiree health, COBRA, Medicare expansion and public option Health savings accounts and high-deductible health plan modernization; ERISA preemption protection; Clarification of ERISA fiduciary duty standards application to entities; Plan administration; Transparency and accountability in the health care system, vertical integration impacts on health care; Electronic delivery of plan communications; Caregiving support and incentives; Surprise medical billing/No Surprises Act implementation; Hospital billing, consolidation, anti-competitive practices; Telehealth expansion, interstate provider licensing; CAA implementation; Access to preventive treatments and screenings related to chronic kidney care and other conditions such as colorectal cancer;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MELISSA BARTLETT New | Privacy Program Specialist, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Secretary, Office for Civil Rights Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Energy and Commerce |
| JAMES PATRICK GELFAND | — |
| CHRISTINA STROGIS | — |
Retirement RET
Paid leave issues; Emergency savings; Single-employer defined benefit issues; Retirement plan disclosures; Retirement plan investment requirements, options, duties, and related issues; Retirement plan contribution flexibility; Modernizing retirement plan administration; Retirement plan recordkeeping issues; Trump Accounts; PBGC premiums; SECURE 2.0 Act implementation; Multiemployer pensions; Litigation and enforcement affecting benefit plans; Retirement plan coverage; Retirement incentives; Fringe Benefit Issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ANDREW BANDUCCI | Professional Staff Member and Workforce Policy Counsel, House Comm. on Education and the Workforce;Labor and Pensions Policy Director, Sen. HELP Comm.;Chief Policy Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp;Pensions Detailee, Sen. Finance Comm. |
| JAMES PATRICK GELFAND | — |
| CHRISTINA STROGIS | — |
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.