1st Quarter - Report — QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED (2017)

Firm

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Client

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Income

—

Expenses

$240,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare reimbursement related to the Physician Fee Schedule and Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule (no specific bills), self-referral abuses relating to anatomic pathology, and Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act changes.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOLLY A JUDGE	—

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

Health Issues HCR

Continue to secure access and funding for Zika virus testing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOLLY A JUDGE	—

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

Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs MED

FDA Regulation of laboratory developed tests; implementation/changes to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act implementation.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
DOLLY A JUDGE	—

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

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.