4th Quarter - Report

ALSTON & BIRD LLP for CVS CAREMARK INC (FORMERLY CAREMARK RX INC )

Firm
Client
Income
$20,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to restructuring of corporate tax rates.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER L BUTLER —
MICHAEL PARK New Health Policy Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
MARK RAYDER —
THOMAS A SCULLY —
ROBERT SIGGINS New Chief of Staff for Congressman Earl Pomeroy
TIMOTHY P TRYSLA —
MARILYN K YAGER New Dep. Ass't to the Pres., W.H.Office of Pub. Liaison

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Pharmacy PHA

Issues related to drug safety and the drug supply chain.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER L BUTLER —
MICHAEL PARK New Health Policy Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
MARK RAYDER —
THOMAS A SCULLY —
ROBERT SIGGINS New Chief of Staff for Congressman Earl Pomeroy
TIMOTHY P TRYSLA —
MARILYN K YAGER New Dep. Ass't to the Pres., W.H.Office of Pub. Liaison

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Health Issues HCR

Legislation concerning privacy and interrelation w/ HIPAA privacy laws; Legislation concerning pharmacy benefit management issues, drug safety and tracking drug suppliers.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER L BUTLER —
PAUL G MARTINO New Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
MICHAEL PARK New Health Policy Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
MARK RAYDER —
THOMAS A SCULLY —
ROBERT SIGGINS New Chief of Staff for Congressman Earl Pomeroy
TIMOTHY P TRYSLA —
MARILYN K YAGER New Dep. Ass't to the Pres., W.H.Office of Pub. Liaison

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Changes to the Medicare and Medicaid programs related to pharmacy reimbursement; data privacy.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER L BUTLER —
PAUL G MARTINO New Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee
MICHAEL PARK New Health Policy Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
MARK RAYDER —
THOMAS A SCULLY —
ROBERT SIGGINS New Chief of Staff for Congressman Earl Pomeroy
TIMOTHY P TRYSLA —
MARILYN K YAGER New Dep. Ass't to the Pres., W.H.Office of Pub. Liaison

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislation concerning privacy and interrelation w/ HIPAA privacy laws; Issues relating to the use of protected health information; H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act; H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act; H.R. 1841, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act; S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011; S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011; S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
PAUL G MARTINO New Counsel, Senate Commerce Committee

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 1408 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to a proposed anti-trust exemption for certain pharmacies, healthcare competition and the CVS Caremark business model; H.R. 1409, Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 2011; H.R. 1839, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2011; H.R. 1946, Preserving our Hometown Independent Pharmacies Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JENNIFER L BUTLER —
MICHAEL PARK New Health Policy Counsel, Senate Finance Committee
MARK RAYDER —
THOMAS A SCULLY —
ROBERT SIGGINS New Chief of Staff for Congressman Earl Pomeroy
TIMOTHY P TRYSLA —
MARILYN K YAGER New Dep. Ass't to the Pres., W.H.Office of Pub. Liaison

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1839 (112th), H.R. 1409 (112th), H.R. 1946 (112th)

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.