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JOHNSTON GROUP, LLC

Lobbying for ISLAND HOSPITAL · Public Hospital District

Filing 2nd Quarter - Report

Reporting period

2nd Quarter 2026

Apr 1 - June 30 · Posted Jul 3, 2026

Income

$10,000.00

What the client paid this registrant for the period.

Client based in

Washington

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

JAKE JOHNSTON

Previously held: Leg. Director, Rep. Jay Inslee

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 2

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 3

Health Issues

Funding opportunities for local health care projects for community hospitals. Support for additional mental health services via discretionary grant program funding. Issues surrounding Medicare Dependent Hospitals. Funding for medical air transport between Anacortes and San Juan Islands. Funding for surgical support expansion project.

Medicare/Medicaid

Impact of sequestration on Medicare reimbursement rates. Support for Medicare Dependent Hospital reimbursement rates. Support for reauthorization of the Community Hospital Demonstration Program with changes to qualify Medicare Dependent Hospitals below 50 beds.

Budget/Appropriations

Community Project Funding / Congressionally Directed Spending program guidelines.

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.