1st Quarter - Report

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ADVAMED

Firm
Client
Income
$70,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

budget resolution, reconciliation, deficit reduction, debt ceiling S.Con.Res. 3 - Senate budget 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 Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; 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
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); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 3 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 184 - Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 S. 108 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act device tax repeal H.R 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017

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

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

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 108 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 114-255 - 21st Century Cares, implementation medical device user fee reauthorization ***, no specific bill(s), import safety, health care reform, 510K reform, medical device user fee program, companion diagnostics, user fee sequester

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

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The reconciliation Act of 2010, implementation ***, no specific bill(s), diagnostics, Medicare Physician Reimbursement; reimbursement for imaging and technology; value based purchasing, Accountable Care Organizations, Sunshine Act, bundling, PODs, Cost centers, Stark S. 794 - Medicare coverage S. 870 - Chronic Care H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017

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

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

Bills named: S. 794 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 870 (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.