1st Quarter - Report — ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS, INC. for ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS, INC. (2016)

Firm

ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS, INC.

Client

ALLIANCE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANS, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$450,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Implementation of the Affordable Care Act; requirements for Qualified Health Plans; stability of exchange coverage; risk adjustment; prescription drug costs; alternative payment models and delivery system reforms; improvements in care for chronic illness

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOLLY A BODE	—
HOWARD SHAPIRO	—

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Advantage (Part C) and Prescription Drug (Part D) programs: Advance Payment Notice and Call Letter; quality measures and star ratings system; quality incentive payments; calculation of benchmark payments and benchmark cap; coverage of telehealth-based services; dual eligibles and star ratings performance; risk adjustment. Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (MACRA): criteria for eligible alternative payment entities.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOLLY A BODE	—
HOWARD SHAPIRO	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.