POWELL GOLDSTEIN LLP for BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA
What was lobbied
2 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
Mental health parity [Mental Health Parity Act (S. 558) -- all provisions; Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act (H.R. 1424) -- all provisions; Emergency Economic Stabilization Act (H.R. 1424) -- provisions pertaining to mental health parity, Sec. 512] Comparative effectiveness research authorization issues [Enhanced Health Care Value for All Act (H.R. 2184) -- all provisions; Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act (H.R. 3162) -- Sec. 904] Expanding access to coverage for uninsured [Healthy Americans Act (S. 334, H.R. 3163) -- all provisions; American Health Benefits Program Act (H.R. 5348) -- all provisions] Health information technology issues [Wired for Health Care Quality Act (S. 1693) -- all provisions; Promoting Health Information Technology Act (H.R. 3800) -- all provisions; Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act (H.R. 6357) -- all provisions; Health-e Information Technology Act (H.R. 6898) -- all provisions; proposed HHS regulation pertaining to transition to ICD-10 billing codes; issues pertaining to the security and protection of personal health information] Issues pertaining to insurance coverage regulations [Breast Cancer Patient Protection Act (H.R. 758) -- provision regarding coverage rescissions (Sec. 7)]
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CYNTHIA E BERRY | — |
| JULIUS W HOBSON | — |
| TIM PERRIN | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Reimbursement issues pertaining to Medicare Advantage program
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| CYNTHIA E BERRY | — |
| JULIUS W HOBSON | — |
| TIM PERRIN | — |
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.