3rd Quarter - Report — THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC for GUARDANT HEALTH (2020)

Firm

THE NICKLES GROUP, LLC

Client

GUARDANT HEALTH

Income

$50,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Monitored issues related to the regulation of laboratory developed tests and the VALID Act; issues related to liquid biopsy; S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019; H.R. 861, End Surprise Billing Act of 2019. Monitored H.R. 1765, Donald Payne Sr. Colorectal Cancer Detection Act of 2019. P.L. 116-136, Coronavirus Aid, Response, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Issues related to P.L. 115-271, The SUPPORT Act; H.R. 925 / H.R. 8406, The HEROES Act and The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools (HEALS) Act, related to COVID testing.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES	—
MARY BETH SAVARY TAYLOR	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 861 (116th), H.R. 8406 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 1765 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Issues related to the 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment proposed rule and the Laboratory Date of Service Policy.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
STACEY HUGHES	—

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); 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.