BCBSM, INC. for BCBSM INC
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
ACA Risk Corridors, Omnibus, Federal Health Employee Benefit Program offerings; SHOP Employer Choice; Reinsurance; Regional PPO Language; HR 83 and HJ Res 124 Consolidated appropriations
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT KEEFER | — |
| LIN MARIE NELSON | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; Health Spending Accounts; Medical Loss Ratio definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction;Health Insurance Tax: Health Insurance Excise Tax, S. 603/HR 763, HR 3367,; Tax Extenders; HR 83 and HJ Res 124 Consolidated appropriations
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT KEEFER | — |
| LIN MARIE NELSON | — |
Health Issues HCR
Affordable Private Health Care: Effect of the Health Insurance Tax, defined Essential Health Benefits, and Age Rating on premiums; Healthcare Delivery System Reforms State-based regulation: State Oversight of Rates; Properly designed state based health insurance exchanges to improve competition and maximize choice; federal exchanges; Multi-State Health Plans; Centralized All-Payer Database Medicare Cost Contract Extension Medical Loss Ratios: Level Playing Field for MLRs; Consistent reporting requirements for all insurers; Health Care Quality: Delivery System Incentives to Promote Better Care; Payment Reforms; Patient-centered Primary Care/Medical Home; Evidence Based Care; Wellness; Chronic Care Management HR 2667 Introduced by Griffin (R-AR) on July 11, 2013 Authority for Mandate Delay Act Bailouts for Insurance Companies, S. 1726, H.R. 3541, 3812, 3851. 4406 HR 3541 introduced by Tim Griffin November 19,2013 Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act - Repeals the provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish and administer a program of risk corridors for calendar years 2014, 2015, and 2016 under which a qualified health plan offered in the individual or small group market is required to participate in a payment adjustment system based on the ratio of the allowable costs of the plan to the plan's aggregate premiums. Other general Affordable Care Act topics related to multiple parts of legislation: ACA Implementation and back-end issues; Risk Corridors and Risk Mitigation; Reinsurance; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP) implementation; Third-party payment of premiums; HR 3985 Introduced February 3, 2014 by Lynn Westmoreland (R-GA) Prohibits health insurance issuers and third-party administrators, for any period after December 31, 2014, from being required to make payments under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) for a transitional reinsurance program for the individual health insurance market in each state. Allows payments to issuers, as limited by this Act, only to the extent of available funds. Limits to 2014 the applicability of the program of risk corridors, under which a qualified health plan offered in the individual or small group market shall participate in a payment adjustment system based on the ratio of the allowable costs of the plan to the plan's aggregate premiums .
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| SCOTT KEEFER | — |
| LIN MARIE NELSON | — |
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