2nd Quarter - Report

CAUTHEN FORBES & WILLIAMS for MERCK

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to Part D Medicare and issues related to the drug industry; issues related to comparative effectiveness, issues related to the Independent Payment Advisory Board.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to Part D Medicare and issues related to the drug industry.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Iissues relating to trade negotiations.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to international tax, check the box, and tax deferral; issues related to the R&D tax credit.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to Part D Medicare and issues related to the drug industry; issues related to vaccines; issues related to PCORI; issues related to ASP+6 and 340B.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JEFFREY FORBES —
ELIZABETH GREER —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.