1st Quarter - Report

CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC. for ALKERMES

Period 1st Quarter 2009 Filed Apr 17, 2009 Signed by Carol A. McDaid, Principal

Official filing
Firm
CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.
Client
ALKERMES
Income
$20,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

S.77, Children's Mental Health Parity Act, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Public Law 110-374, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, Regulations implementation, Mental health and addiction parity. Health care reform, Mental health and addiction parity and Addiction treatment issues. Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health information technology. President's budget outline, Addiction treatment issues. Access and reimbursement issues regarding alcohol pharmacotherapies. S.459, SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act, Substance use treatment for military personnel and their families.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAROL MCDAID —
HOLLY MERBAUM STRAIN —

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); SENATE; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (111th), S. 77 (111th), S. 459 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

S.77, Children's Mental Health Parity Act, Mental health and addiction parity. H.R.2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009, Mental health and addiction parity. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). Public Law 110-374, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, Regulations implementation, Mental health and addiction parity. Health care reform, Mental health and addiction parity and Addiction treatment issues. Public Law 111-5, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, Health information technology. President's budget outline, Addiction treatment issues. Access and reimbursement issues regarding alcohol pharmacotherapies. S.459, SUPPORT for Substance Use Disorders Act, Substance use treatment for military personnel and their families.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAROL MCDAID —
HOLLY MERBAUM STRAIN —

Contacted: SENATE; Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 459 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th), S. 77 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2009, Addiction treatment related issues. S.3301/H.R.6599, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, FY2009, Veterans access to addiction treatment issues. H.R.1105, Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009, Veterans access to addiction treatment related issues; and Second Chance Act funding. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, FY2010, Veterans access to addiction treatment issues. National Defense Authorization Act, FY2010, Veterans access to addiction treatment issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAROL MCDAID —
HOLLY MERBAUM STRAIN —

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6599 (111th), S. 3301 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

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.