Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$413,212

Activities

2

Lobbyists

6

Gov't Entities

15

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
88eb6d64-e84a-457d-96d1-963c21978eb2
Type:
Q2 - 2nd Quarter - Report
Period:
2024 - 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30)
Date Posted:
July 12, 2024 at 8:54 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$413,212
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 Pharmacy Benefit Manufacturers (PBMs), drug cost transparency, and rebates, medical management Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health care plans End-stage renal disease and Medicare secondary payer American Privacy Rights Act Hospital consolidation and billing practices Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and High-deductible health plans (HDHPs) and tax treatment Surprise medical billing - Extension of relief for calculating the qualifying payment amount under the No Surprises Act Telehealth expansion and permanency Licensing of health care providers across state lines Value-driven health care Paid leave - federal and state law considerations Mental health parity regulations and audits Voluntary Employees Beneficiary Association (VEBA) use of excess assets Health care non-discrimination rules under the Affordable Care Act Fixed indemnity insurance requirements and tax treatment Guidance related to the definition of essential health benefits American Privacy Rights Act

Lobbyists (5)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
  • ILYSE SCHUMAN
  • KATHRYN JOHNSON
Government Entities (7)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • ... and 2 more
Activity 2
Retirement

Technical corrections to SECURE 2.0 Automatic re-enrollment for defined contribution plan participants and reducing the participation age to 18 Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) and insurance company separate accounts for IRC Section 403(b) plans Pleading standards and retirement plan litigation ERISA preemption, state run automatic-IRA programs Defined benefit and defined contribution plan issues Tax incentives treatment of retirement plans Retiree health benefits Retirement savings and independent contractors and gig workers Pension plan de-risking American Privacy Rights Act Fiduciary rule affecting retirement plans Retirement plan audits Information Collection Request (ICR) regarding missing plan participants Roth catch-up and Roth optional provisions guidance SECURE 2.0 guidance Basel III endgame, treatment of reserves of financial institutions and its impact on pension and retirement plans Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) premiums and treatment of overfunded defined benefit plans and other accounts Notices and disclosures for retirement plans Emergency savings programs H.R. 7293, the Automatic IRA Act; H.R. 6007, S. 4398, the RISE Act Cybersecurity Predictive Data Analytics

Lobbyists (4)
  • DIANN HOWLAND
  • MS. LYNN DIEHL DUDLEY
  • JAMES KLEIN
  • JILL RANDOLPH
Government Entities (8)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Labor, Dept of (DOL)
  • Treasury, Dept of
  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
  • ... and 3 more

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