2nd Quarter - Report

CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC. for VIVITROL BUSINESS UNIT

Period 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 21, 2008 Signed by Carol A. McDaid, Principal

Official filing
Firm
CAPITOL DECISIONS, INC.
Client
VIVITROL BUSINESS UNIT
Income
$50,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Access and reimbursement issues regarding Alcohol pharmacotherapies. H.R.1424/S.558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Parity related issues. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAROL MCDAID —
GWEN O'BRIEN —
HOLLY MERBAUM STRAIN —

Contacted: Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Indian Health Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA)

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 558 (110th)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Access and reimbursement issues regarding Alcohol pharmacotherapies. H.R.1424/S.558, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, Parity related issues. Add to #17 below: National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA); Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT); and Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Public Law 110-199, Second Chance Act, Re-entry related issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAROL MCDAID —
GWEN O'BRIEN —
HOLLY MERBAUM STRAIN —

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Indian Health Service

Bills named: S. 558 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2009, Addiction treatment related issues. Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, FY2009, Veterans access to addiction treatment issues.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
CAROL MCDAID —
GWEN O'BRIEN —
HOLLY MERBAUM STRAIN —

Contacted: Indian Health Service; SENATE; Natl Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism (NIAA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Affiliated organisations

OrganisationLocation
ALKERMES Cambridge, MA, US

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.