Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$261,225

Activities

2

Lobbyists

6

Gov't Entities

12

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
41cdfc28-ce4f-4634-9a45-2ca27d199c46
Type:
Q3 - 3rd Quarter - Report
Period:
2024 - 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)
Date Posted:
October 18, 2024 at 7:57 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$261,225
Expense Method:
C
Document URL:
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Quick Info
  • Document Type: text/html
  • Posted By: Nicholas Otto
Registrant
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL

Alliance of companies seeking repeal of the 40% excise tax on health plans

WASHINGTON, District of Columbia
Client
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
District of Columbia, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (2)
Activity 1
Health Issues

ERISA preemption Health care transparency, prescription drugs and hospital cost transparency; Lower Costs More Transparence Act (H.R. 5378) Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health benefit plans Telehealth expansion and permanency Transparent Telehealth Bills Act (H.R. 9457) Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturers (PBMs), drug cost transparency, rebates, and medical management End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer standards; Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 6860, S. 5018) Hospital consolidation and billing practices, site neutral payment reform; SITE Act (H.R. 1869) Healthy Competition for Better Care (H.R. 312000, S. 1451) Health Savings Accounts and High-Deductible Health Plans Value-driven health care Paid leave - federal and state law considerations Mental health parity regulations Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) and use of excess assets Health care non-discrimination rules under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits under the Affordable Care Act Guidance related to the definition of cost-sharing under the Affordable Care Act American Privacy Rights Act (H.R. 8818) Rep. McMorris-Rodgers Affordable Care Act 340B Prescription Drug Program proposed legislation Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act (H.R. 3800)

Lobbyists (5)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
  • ILYSE SCHUMAN
  • KATHRYN JOHNSON
Government Entities (6)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • ... and 1 more
Activity 2
Retirement

ERISA Preemption State-run IRA programs Technical Corrections to SECURE 2.0 Automatic Re-enrollment for defined contribution plan participants and reducing the participation age to 18 Collective Investment Trusts and insurance company separate accounts for use in 403(b) plans Pleading standards required in litigation Defined benefit pension plans and defined contribution plan issues; pension plan de-risking Retiree health benefits Notices and disclosures for retirement plans Tax incentives and tax treatment of retirement plan benefits Retirement savings and independent contractors and gig workers Investment advice fiduciary rule affecting retirement plans Audits of retirement plans Information Collection Request (ICR) regarding missing and unresponsive retirement plan participants Roth retirement plan catch-up contributions and Roth optional matching and non-elective contributions guidance SECURE 2.0 guidance Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) treatment of overfunded defined benefit pension plans and other accounts Student Loan deemed matching contributions Emergency savings programs connected to retirement accounts Facilitating rollovers of retirement plan accounts to the plan of a new employer American Privacy Rights Act (H.R. 8818) Rep. McMorris-Rodgers Request for Guidance on Form 5330 Required Minimum Distributions proposed guidance PBGC premiums - legislative proposal for reform

Lobbyists (4)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • MS. LYNN DIEHL DUDLEY
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
Government Entities (6)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
  • ... and 1 more

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