Lobbying Filing Details

Activity 1

Health Issues

General Issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), including: Implementation, essential health benefits, exchanges, medical loss ratio, repeal of the health insurer tax, rate review, rate development, enrollment and re-enrollment, plan benefit design, grandfathering, Medicare, discontinuation of health plans, commercial small group size, ACA risk mitigation provisions, the 21st Century Cures Act, risk corridors and excise tax on health coverage.
General Issues include: Medicare Advantage; ICD-10; Telehealth Reform; TRICARE 2017; health care costs.
Specific Bills include: ACA Small Group definition (H.R. 1624 and S. 1099), Health Information Technology (S.1101 and H.R. 2396), Medicaid reimbursement (H.R. 546 - ACE Kids Act), Fraud and Abuse Prevention (H.R. 1021, H.R. 2298 and S. 1431), Medicare Advantage - Risk Adjustment, Medicare Advantage - Star Ratings, ACA Health Insurance Tax (H.R. 928 and S. 183), ACA Excise Tax (H.R. 2050, H.R. 879, S. 2045) and Telehealth

Lobbyists (6)

• ELIZABETH HALL
• MR. SAMUEL JOHN MARCHIO
• ADAM GOLDBERG
• MRS. MARY KATHLEEN ZIRKELBACH
• GABRIELLA FAHRER
• PATRICK VELLIKY

Government Entities (8)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• White House Office
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
• ... and 3 more

Activity 2

Insurance

General Issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), including: Implementation, essential health benefits, exchanges, medical loss ratio, repeal of the health insurer tax, rate review, rate development, enrollment and re-enrollment, plan benefit design, grandfathering, Medicare, discontinuation of health plans, commercial small group size, ACA risk mitigation provisions, the 21st Century Cures Act, risk corridors and excise tax on health coverage.
General Issues include: Medicare Advantage; ICD-10; Telehealth Reform; TRICARE 2017; health care costs.
Specific Bills include: ACA Small Group definition (H.R. 1624 and S. 1099), Health Information Technology (S.1101 and H.R. 2396), Medicaid reimbursement (H.R. 546 - ACE Kids Act), Fraud and Abuse Prevention (H.R. 1021, H.R. 2298 and S. 1431), Medicare Advantage - Risk Adjustment, Medicare Advantage - Star Ratings, ACA Health Insurance Tax (H.R. 928 and S. 183), ACA Excise Tax (H.R. 2050, H.R. 879, S. 2045) and Telehealth

Lobbyists (6)

• ELIZABETH HALL
• MR. SAMUEL JOHN MARCHIO
• ADAM GOLDBERG
• MRS. MARY KATHLEEN ZIRKELBACH
• GABRIELLA FAHRER
• PATRICK VELLIKY

Government Entities (8)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• White House Office
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
• ... and 3 more

Activity 3

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

Antitrust issues associated with Anthems proposed acquisition of Cigna.

Lobbyists (6)

• ELIZABETH HALL
• MR. SAMUEL JOHN MARCHIO
• ADAM GOLDBERG
• MRS. MARY KATHLEEN ZIRKELBACH
• GABRIELLA FAHRER
• PATRICK VELLIKY

Government Entities (8)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• White House Office
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
• ... and 3 more

Activity 4

Medicare/Medicaid

General Issues: Coordinated care for dual eligible's, Medicare payment reform, Medicare Advantage quality bonus payment program,repeal of the health insurance tax, Medicaid payment reform, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Advantage, Medicare Risk adjustment methodology, Medicare Supplemental coverage, fraud and abuse prevention, high cost drugs, Special Needs Plans reauthorization, Medicare Part D, appropriate use criteria, the 21st Century Cures Act, Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, CHIP reauthorization, Medicare data transparency, commercial small group size and legislation to extend MAC contracts.
Specific Bills include: H.R. 2; H.R. 6; H.R. 289; H.R.928; H.R. 1624 S.183; and S. 1099

Lobbyists (6)

• ELIZABETH HALL
• MR. SAMUEL JOHN MARCHIO
• ADAM GOLDBERG
• MRS. MARY KATHLEEN ZIRKELBACH
• GABRIELLA FAHRER
• PATRICK VELLIKY

Government Entities (8)

• SENATE
• HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
• White House Office
• Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
• Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
• ... and 3 more