1st Quarter - Report — TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ADVAMED (2008)

Firm

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

Client

ADVAMED

Income

$60,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S.Con.Res. 70/H.Con.Res. 312 - FY 2009 Budget, reconciliation instructions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

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

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 70 (110th), H.Con.Res. 312 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145/H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007, intellectual property

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

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

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

*see addendum page S. 2029 - Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2007, Disclosure S. 2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, price transparency H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, disclosure S. 2449, Sunshine in Litigaton Act of 2007, settlement disclosure ***, no specific bill(s), trade with China

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

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

Bills named: S. 2449 (110th), S. 2221 (110th), H.R. 5605 (110th), S. 2029 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

*see addendum page H.R. 1321 - Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 S. 631 - Remote Monitoring Access Act of 2007 H.R. 3162 - Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, Reimbursement for Imaging and Technology ***no specific bill, Medicare Physician Reimbursement Package; Reimbursement for Imaging and Technology; value based purchasing

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

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

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th), H.R. 1321 (110th), S. 631 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

*see addendum page Import Safety H.R. 3610 Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 ***no specific bills, Import Safety, Implementation of FDAAA, Preemption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

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

Bills named: H.R. 3610 (110th)

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.