3rd Quarter - Report

DAVITA INC. for DAVITA INC

Period 3rd Quarter 2008 Filed Oct 20, 2008 Signed by Sarah B. Hamlett, Director of Public Policy

Official filing
Firm
DAVITA INC.
Client
DAVITA INC
Income
—
Expenses
$1,116,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Kidney care education, Medicare ESRD reimbursement and policy, including provisions in: H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 1193/S. 691, the Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC BERGER —
TAMMY BOYD New Rep J Lewis, LD;Rep B Thompson, LA
STEPHANIE A DYSON —
SARAH HAMLETT —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1193 (110th), S. 691 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th)

Insurance INS

Kidney care education, Medicare ESRD reimbursement and policy, including provisions in: H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 1193/S. 691, the Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC BERGER —
TAMMY BOYD New Rep J Lewis, LD;Rep B Thompson, LA
STEPHANIE A DYSON —
SARAH HAMLETT —

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

Bills named: S. 691 (110th), H.R. 1193 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Kidney care education, Medicare ESRD reimbursement and policy, including provisions in: H.R. 6331, the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act; H.R. 1193/S. 691, the Kidney Care Quality and Education Act of 2007

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIC BERGER —
TAMMY BOYD New Rep J Lewis, LD;Rep B Thompson, LA
STEPHANIE A DYSON —
SARAH HAMLETT —

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

Bills named: S. 691 (110th), H.R. 1193 (110th), H.R. 6331 (110th)

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.