AVENUE SOLUTIONS for AETNA
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
HR 3590 / PL 111-148/152, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act coverage expansions, quality improvements, delivery system reforms, cost containment, health information technology, comparative effectiveness research, administration simplification, health disparities, prevention, wellness, public health and workforce issues, fraud and abuse; HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act premium assistance for unemployed; HR 4691, Temporary Extension Act - premium assistance for unemployed; S.Con.Res.60, FY2011 Budget Resolution reserve funds for health priorities; S.1490, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act - privacy, identity theft; Implementation of health reform regulations related to PL 111-148/152, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; State Oversight of Premium Increases: S. 3078 and HR 4757, Health Insurance Rate Authority Act of 2010; federal rate review; existing state regulatory functions, federal exchanges, state exchanges; Grandfathering Rules: Interim final rule of June 14th; Flexibility to modify items that are not specifically prohibited; Medical Loss Ratios: Quality improvement definition; consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; transition for smaller states and plans; include benefits for individuals as well as populations; Dependent Health Coverage: IRS Guidelines on dependent coverage; coverage of individuals up to age 26 on their parents health insurance; Pre-Existing Condition Exclusions: Pre-existing conditions for children; guaranteed issue for children under age of 19; Lifetime and Annual Limits: lifetime and annual limits on essential health benefits; Recissions and Patient Protections: Open Enrollment period; adverse selection implications; Affordable Private Health Care: insurer feees; realistic minimum benefit values; effective individual mandate; healthccare delivery system reforms; small employer tax credits; Health Care Quality: patient-centered primary care/medical home; health disparities; wellness; chronic care management; comparative effectiveness research; improved delivery of health care; evidence based care; healthcare delivery system reforms; Health Information Technology Standards: health information privacy; electronic health records; administrative simplification; ICD10 real time claims adjudication; Insurance Market Reform: individual market reform; small group market reform; guaranteed issue; community rating, health status rating, health savings accounts/medical savings accounts; individual mandate; MEWAs
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
HR 3590 / PL 148/152, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Medicare Advantage, Part D, special needs plans, Medicare cost plans, Medicaid issues including eligibility expansion and prescription drug pricing, Medicare FFS payment reform; HR 3962, Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 Medicare physician payment; HR 4213, Tax Extenders Act Medicare physician payment, Medicaid FMAP, Medicaid and CHIP technical corrections; HR 4691, Temporary Extension Act Medicare physician payment; HR 4872, Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act changes to Medicare Advantage funding, Medicare Part D coverage gap, Medicaid funding;
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
Insurance INS
HR 3590 / PL 111-148/152, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act health insurance cooperatives, multi-state plans, insurance market reforms, health insurance exchanges, benefit packages, medical loss ratios, CLASS Act, regulatory reform, individual coverage requirement, premium assistance, federal rate review process, restrictions on recissions, health care choice compacts, appeals procedures, disclosure requirements, high risk pool program; HR 4872, Health Care Education Reconciliation Act changes to individual coverage requirement, grandfathered plans, immediate insurance reforms, premium assistance, CLASS Act, coverage issues, quality improvements, delivery system reforms; McCarran-Ferguson (S. 1681, HR 1583, HR 3596, S. 3217); S. 3078 Health Insurance Rate Authority Act - federal rate review process
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 3590 / PL 111-148/152, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act premium tax, high value health plan tax, tax credits; HR 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act changes to premium tax, high-value health plan tax; annual insurer assessment, proposed excise tax on high-value health insurance plans, limitation of tax deduction for health insurers executive compensation
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ELIZABETH MACDONALD BARNETT | — |
| TRACY SPICER | — |
| AMY TEJRAL | — |
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.