3rd Quarter - Report

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$180,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Oversight of laboratory services and genetic information and testing to include the Modernizing Laboratory Test Standards for Patients Act of 2011 (H.R. 3207), the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 (H.R. 5651), and the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FAITH A CRISTOL —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5651 (112th), H.R. 3207 (112th), S. 3187 (112th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare reimbursement related to the Physician Fee Schedule and Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule and federal budget negotiations (no specific bills), self-referral abuses relating to anatomic pathology (no specific bills), and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
FAITH A CRISTOL —

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.