3rd Quarter - Report — ABBOTT LABORATORIES for ABBOTT LABORATORIES (2017)

Firm

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Client

ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Income

—

Expenses

$690,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 3271 Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2017. Proposals to improve the DME competitive bidding program for diabetes products. Proposals regarding changes to modernize and update the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule under PAMA. Proposals related to the use of the Unique Device Identification Code. Proposals to support appropriate Medicare coverage for heart failure technology. Proposals to reform the FDA regulatory pathway for approval of diagnostic tests including Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs).

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3271 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Proposals regarding infant nutrition marketing. Issues related to international price controls on drugs and devices. Issues related to prompt payment by government hospitals.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS	—
JASON GROVE	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Proposals to reform domestic and international tax structures. Proposals to suspend or repeal the Medical Device Tax.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
ANDREW CORY MOSKOWITZ	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Health Issues HCR

Proposals related to Affordable Care Act improvements/repeal and replace. Issues related to medical device cybersecurity.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Veterans VET

S. 1557 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018. H.R. 2998 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, Section 223. H.R. 3219 Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—
CYNTHIA B SENSIBAUGH	—

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2998 (115th), S. 1557 (115th), H.R. 3219 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Public Law 114-216 National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard. S. 2621 Biotechnology Food Labeling Uniformity Act. H.R. 1599 Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. Initiatives related to NFP and GMO labeling harmonization. Proposals to reduce adult malnutrition and hospital readmissions. Proposals to revise FDAs definition of Dietary Fiber.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
AUSTIN BURNES	—
ANNE DEVLIN	—
THOMAS EVERS	—
ROSEMARY T HAAS	—

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (115th), S. 2621 (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.