2nd Quarter - Report

CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC for MERCK & CO., INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to pharmaceutical patents; S.1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019.

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

Bills named: S. 1416 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to international trade including the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97).

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

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health care, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 340B Program, drug pricing, importation of biopharmaceuticals, international pharmaceutical supply chain, TRICARE Pharmacy Program, and education around COVID-19 therapies. Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (P.L.116-22). S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019. S.1712/H.R.4100, DISARM Act of 2019. H.R.6395/S.4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. H.R.6482/S.3537/S.3635, Protecting Our Pharmaceutical Supply Chain from China Act of 2020. H.R.6431, Made in America Emergency Preparedness Act.

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

Bills named: S. 1712 (116th), H.R. 6431 (116th), H.R. 4100 (116th), H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 4049 (116th), S. 3635 (116th), H.R. 6482 (116th), S. 3537 (116th), S. 1895 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

General issues related to Medicare and Medicaid, such as: Part D Medicare Program, Medicare Part B reimbursement, and drug pricing. Proposed Part B IPI Demonstration Project. S.551, REFUND Act of 2019. H.R.107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. S.2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019. H.R.6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L.116-127). H.R.748, CARES Act (P.L.116-136) implementation. H.R.6800, The Heroes Act. H.R.1425, State Health Care Premium Reduction Act.

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

Bills named: S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 1425 (116th), H.R. 107 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), S. 551 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations; FY 2021 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations; H.R.6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L.116-123); Reimbursement and vial size issues.

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

Bills named: H.R. 6074 (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.