1st Quarter - Report

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to disposable negative pressure wound therapy, including related to maternal health. Issues related to the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), including payment for skin substitutes wound treatments. Issues related to coding and payment rates for tympanostomy and other procedures involving pediatric medical devices. Issues related to reporting of Average Sales Price for skin substitutes. Monitored the implementation of P.L. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act, as it relates to drug pricing. Monitored issues related to pass-through payments for medical devices.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT BAKER —
GREG D'ANGELO —

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor implementation of P.L. 117-169, the Inflation Reduction Act, as it relates to corporate and international taxes. H.R.7024, Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, as it relates to the R&D credit and interest expense deduction. Monitor H.R. 3665, Defending American Jobs & Investment Act, as it relates to taxation of foreign-based multinationals.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RACHEL JONES HENSLER —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3665 (118th), H.R. 7024 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitored issues related to pressure injuries. Issues related to medical device shortage reporting.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
BRETT BAKER —
GREG D'ANGELO —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to the sterilization of medical devices.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
GREG D'ANGELO —

Contacted: 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.