PODESTA GROUP, INC. for EMD SERONO INC

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H. R. 2606, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007, 340B drug price expansion H. R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007 H. R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, Medicare "non-interference" provisions H. R. 5480, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 S. 1376, 340B Program Improvement and Integrity Act of 2007, 340B drug price expansion S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S. 2662, Medicare Funding Warning Response Act of 2008 S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act, Medicare noninterference provisions Comparative Effectiveness 2008 Medicare Bill H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (110th), S. 3 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), S. 2662 (110th), H.R. 2606 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 5480 (110th), S. 1376 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

LHHS Appropriations Drug importation House Concurrent Resolution 312 House Budget Resolution Senate Concurrent Resolution 70 Senate Budget Resolution Comparative Effectiveness

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Pharmacy PHA

S. 877, Controlling the Abuse of Prescriptions Act of 2007 Drug importation H. R. 1038, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, follow-on biologics H. R. 1956, Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicines Act of 2007, follow-on biologics H. R. 5629, Pathway for Biosimilars Act S. 1505, Affordable Biologics for Consumers Act of 2007, follow-on biologics S. 1695, Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007, follow-on biologics S. 2029, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007 S. 623, Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, follow-on biologics

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1956 (110th), S. 1505 (110th), S. 877 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), S. 623 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007, entire bill S. 3600, Patent Reform Act of 2008 H. R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007, entire bill

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), S. 3600 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)