1st Quarter - Amendment — TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ADVAMED (2014)

A later version of this report replaces this one, so LegiList's totals use the current version instead. This page shows this version exactly as filed.

Firm

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

Client

ADVAMED

Income

$80,000

Expenses

—

Versions of this report

Every filing the register holds for this firm, client and period, oldest first. The most recent one is the version LegiList counts.

Filing	Filed	Amount	Counted
1st Quarter - Report	Apr 18, 2014	$80,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page)	Jan 3, 2017	$80,000	Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment	Jan 5, 2017	$80,000	Yes

What was lobbied

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

budget resolution, reconciliation, deficit reduction, debt ceiling H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
MICHELLE P EASTON	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. On Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst. Congressman Billy Tauzin
LINDA E TARPLIN	Sp. Asst. to the Pres. for Leg. Affairs; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

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

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013, device tax repeal S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act, device tax repeal Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	—
MICHELLE P EASTON	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	—
JENNIFER B YOUNG	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 523 (113th), S. 232 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, implementation PL 112-144 - The Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, implementation H.R. 2186 - Valid Compounding Act H.R. 3204 - The Drug Quality and Security Act, implementation H.R. 2725, S. 1413 - Safety Over Sequester Act, user fee sequester relief ***, no specific bill(s), import safety, health care reform, 510K reform, medical device user fee program, companion diagnostics, user fee sequester

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	—
MICHELLE P EASTON	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	—
JENNIFER B YOUNG	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 2725 (113th), H.R. 3204 (113th), S. 1413 (113th), H.R. 2186 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The Reconciliation Act of 2010, implementation H.R. 351/S. 351 - Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2013 H.R. 2810 - Medicare Patient Access and Quality Improvement Act of 2013, SGR S. 1871 - SGR Repeal and Medicare Beneficiary Access Act of 2013 H.R. 4302 - Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 ***, no specific bill(s), diagnostics, Medicare Physician Reimbursement; reimbursement for imaging and technology; value based purchasing, Accountable Care Organizations, Sunshine Act, bundling, PODs, Cost centers, ICD-10

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	—
MICHELLE P EASTON	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	—
JENNIFER B YOUNG	—

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

Bills named: S. 351 (113th), H.R. 351 (113th), S. 1871 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th)

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