4th Quarter - Report — TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ASTRAZENECA (2008)

Firm

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

Client

ASTRAZENECA

Income

$60,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145/H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007 S. 3600 - Patent Reform Act of 2008 ***, no specific bill(s), Intellectual Property

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

**see addendum page Medicare Physician Reimbursement, Medicare and Medicaid Drug Reimbursement ***, no specific bill(s), Medicare and Medicaid Drug Reimbursement, Medicaid Rebate, Medicare Part D Non-Interference

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

**see addendum page Mental Health Parity S. 558/H.R. 1424 - Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 1424 - Emergency Economic Stabilization Act H.R. 6983 - Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 H.R. 6049 - Energy Improvement and Exension Act of 2008 S. 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, Disclosure H.R. 5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, Disclosure Biosimilars H.R. 1956 - Patient Protection and Innovative Biologic Medicine Act of 2007 H.R. 1038 - Access to Life-Saving Medicine Act, Follow-On Biologics S. 1695 - Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2007 H.R. 5629 - the Pathway for Biosimilars Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1956 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 1038 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 5605 (110th), S. 1695 (110th), S. 558 (110th), H.R. 6983 (110th), H.R. 5629 (110th)

Pharmacy PHA

***, no specific bill(s), Drug Safety, DTC, Pediatric Drug Provisions, Prescription Drug Importation, Import Safety

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE

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.