BIOGEN for BIOGEN
What was lobbied
4 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX
HR 1 -- Repatriation, deferral and R&D credit issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ADAM GLUCK | Staff, Senate HELP Committee |
| KATHLEEN TREGONING | Staff, House Ways and Means Committee |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Advocacy for appropriate reimbursement and payment rates for biologics under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ADAM GLUCK | Staff, Senate HELP Committee |
| KATHLEEN TREGONING | Staff, House Ways and Means Committee |
Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT
Patent Reform -- S. 515 and HR 1260 -- Support for modernizing the patent system while ensuring the ongoing stregnth and value of intellectual property for biotechnology, especially related to damages provisions, inequitable conduct, and post-grant/second window.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ADAM GLUCK | Staff, Senate HELP Committee |
| KATHLEEN TREGONING | Staff, House Ways and Means Committee |
Health Issues HCR
1) Biosimilars, including S 1695(from the 110th Congress), HR 1427, HR 1548, and S 726 -- Support for passage/enactment of legislation to create a pathway for the approval of biosimilars that protects patient safety and innovation. 2) Health care reform -- Support legislative efforts to expand access to health care insurance and protecting innovation. 3) S. 301-- Advocating for reasonable gift disclosure requirments that provide appropriate transperancy and protects proprietary business information. 4) HR 1 -- Comparative Effectiveness Research -- Advocacy in support of comparative effectiveness research used to inform and improve clinical decision making and health outcomes and opposed to using such research for cost containment or denial of coverage.
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| ADAM GLUCK | Staff, Senate HELP Committe |
| KATHLEEN TREGONING | Staff, House Ways and Means Committee |
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.