THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA
What was lobbied
6 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Health Issues HCR
S 2428 False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 (all sections of full text) Discussions involving Medicare sequestration Discussions pertaining to CMS rulemaking on surprise billing ban Discussions involving CMS proposed Physician Fee Schedule S 748 Medicare Sequester Relief Act (all sections of full text) HR 2547 Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act (all sections of full text) S 3593 Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (all sections of full text) HR 4390 PROTECT 340B Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(support) Discussions involving 340B Drug Pricing Program P.L. 117-169 Inflation Reduction Act of 2022; discussions involving the extension of ACA subsidies through 2025 Monitored CFPB actions that may limit providers ability to recoup patient medical debt Monitored S 2061 Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 Monitored HR 4058 Telemental Health Care Access Act of 2021 Monitored S 368 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored HR 1332 Telehealth Modernization Act Monitored S 155 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored HR 688 Equal Access to Care Act Monitored discussions pertinent to health care group purchasing organizations (GPOs) Monitored Executive Branch action reports and consultations associated with Executive Order 14017 on America's supply chains Monitored nominations to executive branch agencies and federally authorized commissions Monitored CMS price transparency rule for hospitals, Public Health Service Act Section 2718(e)
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHRISTIE | — |
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SARAH DUMONT MERCHAK | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Discussions pertaining to reductions to the Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (DSH) program HR 1976 Medicare for All Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(oppose) S 2315 Medicaid Saves Lives Act (all sections of full text) HR 4595 Medicaid Saves Lives Act (all sections of full text) Monitored S 4204 Medicare for All Act of 2022 Monitored S 386 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 Monitored HR 1227 Medicare-X Choice Act of 2021 Monitored CMS regulations and reporting requirements under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, in the COVID-19 emergency declaration Monitored HR 1330 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2021 Monitored S 4130 Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2022
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHRISTIE | — |
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
Monitored discussions involving tax reform
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Discussions related to PAYGO
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JOHN CHRISTIE | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR
Discussions involving nurse staffing issues S 1568 Technical Reset to Advance the Instruction of Nurses Act or the TRAIN Act (all sections of full text) Monitored HR 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(oppose) Monitored S 420 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 (all sections of full text)(oppose) Monitored S 4352 Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
Monitored discussions pertaining to medical debt collection efforts
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| MICHAEL A. GAFFIN | — |
| SARAH DUMONT MERCHAK | — |
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.