4th Quarter - Report

MERCK & CO, INC. for MERCK & CO INC

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$1,000,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform (no specific bill), House Republican tax blueprint, international tax proposals (no specific bill), orphan drug legislation (HR 3678)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
JENELLE KRISHNAMOORTHY —
COURTNEY LEE-ASHLEY —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3678 (114th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Part D (general education, no specific bill), changes to low-income subsidy structure in Medicare Part D (general education, no specific bill), H.R. 5122 (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Part B demo), Independent Payment Advisory Board (general education, no specific bill), Medicare Part B (general education); Medicaid (no specific bill)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
JENELLE KRISHNAMOORTHY —
COURTNEY LEE-ASHLEY —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5122 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

340B (no specific bill), Hepatitis C (general education; no specific bill), Human papilloma virus and vaccine policies (general education; first dollar coverage; preventative services), shingles vaccine policies (general education), antimicrobial resistance (general education), biosimilars (no specific bill), 21st Century Cures (H.R.6), cost and value of medicines (no specific bill), women's health (general education), Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA; general education), Affordable Care Act, general pharmaceutical issues (transparency, formulary design, prescription drug coverage)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JAMES CAREY —
ERIN DARLING —
ROBERT FILIPPONE —
JENELLE KRISHNAMOORTHY —
COURTNEY LEE-ASHLEY —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2028 (continuing resolution to fund the federal government)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENELLE KRISHNAMOORTHY —
COURTNEY LEE-ASHLEY —
KATIE OPPENHEIM —
ERIN POLAK —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2028 (114th)

Animals ANI

FMD vaccine bank

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ERIN POLAK —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; 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.