3rd Quarter - Report — FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP for SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. (2011)

Firm

FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP

Client

SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.

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 Accountable Care Organizations and Durable Medical Equipment.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JODIE CURTIS New	—
RENE QUASHIE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

Issues Related to Arthritis.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JODIE CURTIS New	—
HILARY HANSEN	—
REBECCA MCGRATH	—
RENE QUASHIE	—

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Issues Related to Medical Device & Health Care Reform; VA Coverage of Medical Devices.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JODIE CURTIS New	—
HILARY HANSEN	—
REBECCA MCGRATH	—
RENE QUASHIE	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues Related to Accountable Care Organizations; Medical Device Industry Tax.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
JODIE CURTIS New	—
RENE QUASHIE	—

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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.