3rd Quarter - Report

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for MERCK

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent reform S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions For Patients Act of 2019

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1416 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 1416 - Affordable Prescriptions For Patients Act of 2019 S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 3 - Lower Drug Costs Now Act S. 2543 - Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act no specific bills, innovation, non-interference, 340B, Hepatitis C, HPV, Shingles, anti-microbial resistance, transparency, Pandemic All Hazards Preparedness Act reauthorization, drug pricing, anti-microbial resistance, transparency, vaccines

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), S. 1416 (116th), S. 1895 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

deficit reduction, debt ceiling, appropriations H.R. 4378 - Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
MICHELLE P EASTON Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy Tauzin
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner
ELIZABETH T MURRAY Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham
EMILY H MURRY Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republican Study Cmte.; Leg. Aid, Rep. Ken Calvert; Leg. Asst., Rep. Tom Price
PAMELA SMITH Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
JENNIFER B YOUNG Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4378 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 259 - Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 H.R. 1839 - Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 no specific bills, access to contraception, immunization access, MedPAC, icd-10, Part D, CMMI, Vaccines for Children Program, Coding, prescription drug access and affordability, value based arrangements, Medicaid, Medicare Part B, Medicare Part D, rebate cap, benefit design, patient out of pocket

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1839 (116th), H.R. 259 (116th)

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.