1st Quarter - Report — MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION for MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION (2012)

Firm

MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Client

MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION

Income

—

Expenses

$90,000

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.

Health Issues HCR

Issues relating to Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act, Issues relating to Group Purchasing Organizations, Issues relating to Physician Sunshine Act, Issues relating to Comparative Effectiveness, Issues relating to the FDA Globalization Act, Issues relating to SBIR, Issues relating to Gainsharing, Issues relating to Medical Device Tax

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK LEAHEY	—
THOMAS C NOVELLI	—

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues relating to reimbursement of medical devices

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK LEAHEY	—
THOMAS C NOVELLI	—

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues relating to the Patent Reform Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK LEAHEY	—
THOMAS C NOVELLI	—

Contacted: Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues realted to the Medical Device Tax

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MARK LEAHEY	—
THOMAS C NOVELLI	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)

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.