BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION for BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN ERICKSEN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare Advantage Medicaid
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DOUG ARMSTRONG | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
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; Effective Individual Mandate; Health Coverage Responsibility; Affordable Private Health Care; Government Plan Option; FEHBP; Healthcare Reform Model; HR1321 and S391 "Healthy Americans Act"; HR1897 and S803 "Healthy Workforce Act of 2009"; House - no bill number "America's Affordable Health Choices Act"; Senate HELP - no bill number "Affordable Health Choices Act"; Senate Finance proposal - no bill number 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; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Health Care Quality; Health Disparities; Wellness; Chronic Care Management; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Improved Delivery of Health Care; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms; Antitrust and Health Insurance Reform; Federal Connectors; Virtual Connectors; State Insurance Marts (SIMs); S.Res.156 "A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that reform of our Nation's health care system should include the establishment of a federally-backed insurance pool"; Health Information Technology Standards; Health Information Privacy; Electronic Health Records; Administrative Simplification; S386 "Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009" sections pertaining to the False Claims Act; Prevention/Wellness incentives in FEHBP; Blue Health Intelligence; and Share Decision Making.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MARA BAER | — |
| JOHN CERISANO | — |
| KATHY DIDAWICK | — |
| JOHN ERICKSEN | — |
| GARRY EWING | — |
| ALISSA FOX | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| LAURA HARPER | — |
| ROBERT WESLEY HARRIS | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
| ROBERT IMES | — |
| CHRISTINA NYQUIST | — |
| RAY QUINTERO | — |
| JOEL SLACKMAN | — |
| JAMES BERRY TRIMBLE | — |
| LAURA WOOSTER | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Medicare Advantage Funding; 2010 Medicare Advantage Rates Comparative Effectiveness Funding Reconcilliation Instructions in HConRes85 Section 201 Health Care Reserve Funds in HConRes85 Section 301 and SConRes13 Section 201
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| DOUG ARMSTRONG | — |
| KRIS HALTMEYER | — |
| JUSTINE HANDELMAN | — |
| PHILIP JOHN HAYS | — |
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.