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

Firm

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

Client

ADVAMED

Income

$60,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

3 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, intellectual property S. 3600 - Patient Reform Act of 2008, 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; White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

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

Health Issues HCR

**see addendum page S. 2029 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2007, disclosure S. 2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, price transparency H.R. 5605 - Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, disclosure S. 2449 - Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007, settlement disclosure H.R. 6381/S. 3398 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008, preemption H.R. 3610 - Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007, import safety S. 3409 - Drug and Device Accountability Act of 2008, import safety ***, no specific bill(s), trade with China, implementation of FDAAA, 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: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3610 (110th), S. 3409 (110th), H.R. 6381 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 5605 (110th), S. 2221 (110th), S. 2449 (110th), S. 3398 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

**see addendum page Medicare Physician Reimbursement; Reimbursement for Imaging and Technology; value based purchasing, remote monitoring H.R. 1321/S. 2404 - Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 S. 631 - Remote Monitoring Accessing Act of 2007 *** no specific bill(s), gainsharing

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: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2404 (110th), H.R. 1321 (110th), S. 631 (110th)

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.