THE SMITH-FREE GROUP, LLC for HCA
What was lobbied
3 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Discussions pertinent to the proposed reduction in the amount of Medicare bad debt payments to hospitals for Medicare beneficiaries who fail to pay their cost-sharing obligations for treatments provided by the hospital H.R.1190, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) S.141, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) S. 2680 Mental Health Reform Act of 2016 (all sections of full text) S.1945 Mental Health Reform Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) Issues involving nominations to federally authorized commissions Monitored H.R. 2646, Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2015 Monitored S. 1893 Mental Health Awareness and Improvement Act of 2015 Monitored the delay of the HHS/CMS 'Two-Midnight' rule-making process Monitored H.R.1083, Medicaid Physician Self-Referral Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) Monitored H.R. 4273 Medicare and Medicaid Improvements and Adjustments Act of 2015; monitored the lowering of Medicare outpatient site neutral rate proposals Monitored H.R. 4428 Fair Medicare Hospital Payments Act of 2016
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| TREVOR W. KOLEGO New | Director of Member Services, Speaker John Boehner; Manager of Member Services, Leader John Boehner; Leg. Director, Rep. Jon Porter; Leg. Assist, Rep. Chris Cannon |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
Health Issues HCR
H.R.976, Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care Act of 2015 (all sections of full text) H.R. 2513: Promoting Access, Competition, and Equity Act of 2015 or the PACE Act of 2015 (All sections of full text) Monitored potential legislation on the improvement, effectiveness and efficiency of electronic health records and health information technology for doctors, patients and hospitals. Monitored S. 2615 Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act; discussions regarding price escalation of certain orphan or generic drugs Monitored discussions that would result in additional federal regulation of Group Purchasing Organizations Monitored H.R. 776 Stark Administrative Simplification Act of 2015 Monitored H.R. 2300 Empowering Patients First Act of 2015 Monitored S. 524 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 Monitored H.R. 953 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| ROBERT HICKMOTT | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP
P.L. 114-113 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016; discussion pertaining to task force member selection process
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| JACK S DEUSER | — |
| JAMES C FREE | — |
| W. TIMOTHY LOCKE | — |
| SUMMER MERSINGER | — |
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.