1st Quarter - Report — CEPHEID for CEPHEID (2014)

Firm

CEPHEID

Client

CEPHEID

Income

—

Expenses

$90,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

See page fiveLobbying Issues: Molecular diagnostic tests, infection control and prevention programs (Multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO)), CDC-related issues (MDRO research and surveillance), hospital and other provider quality improvement programs CMS-related issues (reimbursement and coverage policies), FDA oversight, global health funding comparative effectiveness, personalized medicine/pharmacogenomics, Veterans Affairs healthcare-related issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HALLIE CHRISTINE LEWIS	—
MICHELE M SCHOONMAKER	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

See page threeLobbying Issues: Molecular diagnostic tests, infection control and prevention programs (Multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO)), CDC-related issues (MDRO research and surveillance), hospital and other provider quality improvement programs CMS-related issues (reimbursement and coverage policies), FDA oversight, global health funding comparative effectiveness, personalized medicine/pharmacogenomics, Veterans Affairs healthcare-related issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HALLIE CHRISTINE LEWIS	—
MICHELE M SCHOONMAKER	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

See page 7Lobbying Issues: Molecular diagnostic tests, infection control and prevention programs (Multidrug resistant organisms (MDRO)), CDC-related issues (MDRO research and surveillance), hospital and other provider quality improvement programs CMS-related issues (reimbursement and coverage policies), FDA oversight, global health funding comparative effectiveness, personalized medicine/pharmacogenomics, Veterans Affairs healthcare-related issues

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HALLIE CHRISTINE LEWIS	—
MICHELE M SCHOONMAKER	—

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institutes of Health (NIH); Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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.