2nd Quarter - Report — ALERE INC. for ALERE INC. (2014)

Firm

ALERE INC.

Client

ALERE INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$190,000

Expense method

A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

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

Reduce taxation of corporate revenue from products with domestic intellectual property.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SETH M RADUS	—

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Health Issues HCR

FDA regulation of in-vitro diagnostic testing Importance of diagnostic testing to combat the growth in antibiotic resistance Rapid point-of-care diagnostic testing for influenza

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SETH M RADUS	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); White House Office

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Implementation of the laboratory payment provision of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, P.L. 113-93. Medicare Competitive Bidding Program for diabetic testing supplies

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SETH M RADUS	—

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Promoting laws to prevent driving under the influence of drugs.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
SETH M RADUS	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.