3rd Quarter - Report

PODESTA GROUP, INC. for GENZYME

Firm
Client
Income
$60,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare issues related to end stage renal disease. Monitor debt ceiling negotiations. ASP changes. 340B issues. H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. S. 365 / Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011. Medicare reimbursement issues.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent of Genzyme Corporation, Sanofi-aventis, identified on Line 27, has an interest in the issues lobbied.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRISTINA ANTELO —
SHARON COHEN —
ANTHONY PODESTA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 365 (112th), H.R. 2608 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

FY 2012 budget appropriations. Monitor debt ceiling negotiations. H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. S. 365 / Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011. H.R. 2112, Agriculture Appropriations.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent of Genzyme Corporation, Sanofi-aventis, identified on Line 27, has an interest in the issues lobbied.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2017 (112th), H.R. 2608 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), S. 365 (112th)

Pharmacy PHA

Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization. H.R. 2112, Agriculture Appropriations. H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. S. 365 / Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation). Product exclusivity issues.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent of Genzyme Corporation, Sanofi-aventis, identified on Line 27, has an interest in the issues lobbied.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2608 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), S. 365 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

340B issues Monitor debt ceiling negotiations. Pub. L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (implementation). Pub. L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (implementation). H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. H.R. 2608, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012. S. 365 / Pub. L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent of Genzyme Corporation, Sanofi-aventis, identified on Line 27, has an interest in the issues lobbied.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CRISTINA ANTELO —
SHARON COHEN —
ANTHONY PODESTA —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2608 (112th), H.R. 2017 (112th), S. 365 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1249 / S. 23, America Invents Act.

Foreign entity interest: As the ultimate parent of Genzyme Corporation, Sanofi-aventis, identified on Line 27, has an interest in the issues lobbied.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SHARON COHEN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 23 (112th), H.R. 1249 (112th)

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.