3rd Quarter - Report — SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. for SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. (2013)

Firm

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Client

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$320,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Durable Medical Equipment (DME) provisions in the Medicare proposed rule for End-Stage Renal Disease Prospective Payment System, Quality Incentive Program, and Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (CMS-1526-P), published on July 8, 2013. Medicare Drug Savings Act (H.R. 1588, S. 740).Provisions related to packaging of drugs and biologicals in the Medicare proposed rule for hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) and ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system (CMS-1601-P), published on July 8, 2013.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL SELTMAN	Spec. Assist, HHS; Counsel, Sen. Budget Com.
TODD SPANGLER New	House Ed & Workforce Cte; Senate HELP Cte

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 740 (113th), H.R. 1588 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2014 medical device user fees for the Food and Drug Administration.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL SELTMAN	Spec. Assist., HHS; Counsel, Sen. Budget Com.
TODD SPANGLER New	House Ed & Workforce Cte; Senate HELP Cte

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Medical device tax: S. 232 -- Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R. 523 -- Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL SELTMAN	Spec. Assist., HHS; Counsel, Sen. Budget Com.
TODD SPANGLER New	House Ed & Workforce Cte; Senate HELP Cte

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 523 (113th), S. 232 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013 (H.R.2052/S.1023).

Foreign entity interest: This legislation focuses on promoting foreign direct investment in the United States and identifying barriers to such investment. Smith & Nephew, Inc.'s parent company Smith & Nephew plc is a British company with an interest in continuing to invest in the United States.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
PAUL SELTMAN	Spec. Assist, HHS; Counsel, Sen. Budget Com.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2052 (113th), S. 1023 (113th)

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.