2nd Quarter - Report — QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED (2021)

Firm

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Client

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$340,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Monitor implementation of H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127), and provisions related to clinical laboratory testing for COVID-19, including coverage and reimbursement of COVID-19 diagnostic tests. Monitor implementation of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the CARES Act, (Public Law 116-136), and provisions related to clinical laboratory testing for COVID-19, including coverage and reimbursement of COVID-19 diagnostic tests, laboratory data collection and reimbursement under PAMA, and laboratory data reporting. Laboratory Developed Test (LDT) reform pathway engagement. H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260), and provisions related to clinical laboratory testing for COVID-19. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law No: 117-2) and provisions related to clinical laboratory testing for COVID-19; Section 2402, support for SARS-COV-2 genomic sequencing and surveillance. Tracking COVID-19 Variants Act (H.R. 791, S. 236), legislation to support genomic surveillance and expand sequencing of SARS-CoV-2. Issues related to the implementation of surprise billing law related to laboratory treatments. Federal policy and programs related to K-12 schools testing for COVID-19. Federal policy and programs ensuring an equitable pandemic response and recovery.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHERRY HARPER WIDICUS	—

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 133 (117th), H.R. 6201 (117th), H.R. 791 (117th), S. 236 (117th), H.R. 748 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Monitor implementation of H.R. 1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020, (Public Law 116-94) and provisions related to policies regarding data collection from laboratories under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SHERRY HARPER WIDICUS	—

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Administration for Children & Families (ACF); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1865 (117th)

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.