Mid-Year Report — HIGHMARK, INC. for HIGHMARK INC (2007)

Firm

HIGHMARK, INC.

Client

HIGHMARK INC

Income

—

Expenses

$142,899

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform: S618 "Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007" Health Information Technology Standards; Electronic Health Records; ICD10 Implementation: HR1368 "Personalized Health Information Act of 2007"; S1693 and S1783 "Wired for Health Care Quality Act" Insurance Market Reform; Association Health Plans; Uninsured: S1019 "Health Care Choice Act of 2007" 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" Health Savings Accounts/Medical Savings Accounts; SCHIP Reauthorization; Transparency See attached addendum for General Lobbying Issue Area: HCR - Healthcare

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT	N/A
MICHAEL G WARFEL	N/A

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

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 1368 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

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

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT	N/A
MICHAEL G WARFEL	N/A

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

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare; Medicare Advantage; Medicare Part D; and HR2184 "To amend the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003..."

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT	N/A
MICHAEL G WARFEL	N/A

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

Bills named: H.R. 2184 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Reauthorization of the Trade Adjustment Act - parts pertaining to the Health Care Tax Credit BCBS Tax provisions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
GREGORY P ENGLERT	N/A
MICHAEL G WARFEL	N/A

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

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.