1st Quarter - Report — THE COOK GROUP INC. for THE COOK GROUP INC. (2011)

Firm

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Client

THE COOK GROUP INC.

Income

—

Expenses

$100,000

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

Health Care Reform Legislation Physician Payments Sunshine Act Comparative Effectiveness Research FDA Reform Emergency Preparedness Primary Care Health Workforce

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

AAA Screening PAD Screening

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Deferral Excise Tax on Medical Devices International Tax

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform Legislation

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
THOMAS CONNAUGHTON	Vice President, Government Affairs
ALLISON HOBBS GILES	Vice President, Federal Affairs

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

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.