1st Quarter - Amendment

VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED for VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$470,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

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 19, 2018 $350,000 Replaced
1st Quarter - Amendment (this page) Jan 15, 2019 $470,000 Yes

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to the Orphan Drug Tax Credit and corporate tax reform implementation (no specific bills).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT BARNES —
MICHAEL MATTOON —
SAMANTHA VENTIMIGLIA —

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to access to rare and orphan disease therapeutics under the enactment of ACA (no specific bills); Issues related to FDA regulatory pathways for pharmaceuticals (no specific bills).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT BARNES —
MICHAEL MATTOON —
SAMANTHA VENTIMIGLIA —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to rare disease and orphan disease patient access in Medicaid (no specific bills).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
SCOTT BARNES —
MICHAEL MATTOON —
SAMANTHA VENTIMIGLIA —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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.