3rd Quarter - Report

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ABBOTT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALERE INC.)

Period 3rd Quarter 2018 Filed Oct 19, 2018 Signed by Jennifer B. Young

Official filing
Firm
TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC
Client
ABBOTT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALERE INC.)
Income
$80,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 H.R. 1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 6157 - HHS appropriations and continuing resolution

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
MICHELLE P EASTON Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy Tauzin
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC Leg. Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Cmte.; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner
ELIZABETH T MURRAY Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham
PAMELA SMITH Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
JENNIFER B YOUNG Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 108- Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act H.R. 184 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act H.R. 195 - CR

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), S. 108 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

medical device user fee reauthorization, diagnostics regulation, in vitro diagnostics, influenza preparedness, opioids PL 114-255 - 21st Century Cures, implementation H.R. 2430 - FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 6 - SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act S. 3120 - HEAL Substance Use Disorders Act S. 2680 - Opioid Crisis Response Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3120 (115th), H.R. 2430 (115th), S. 2680 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare reimbursement Medicare competitive bidding for diabetic supplies H.R. 3921 - Healthy Kids Act S. 1827 - Kids Act of 2017 Opioids diagnostics PAMA, CLIA Self-testing Nutrition

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3921 (115th), S. 1827 (115th)

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.