4th Quarter - Report
TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ABBOTT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALERE INC.)
Income
$80,000
Expenses
—
What was lobbied
5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Budget/Appropriations BUD
Federal budget issues
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | Sr. Counsel and Dir. External Affairs - HHS OIG; Prin. Dep. Administrator for Policy and Operations and Dir. of Medicare Program Integrity - CMS; Chief Oversight and General Counsel - Senate Cmte. on Finance |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte. |
| PETER FISE New | Health Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform |
| LAURA FRIEDEL New | Leg. Asst., Sen. Zell Miller, Leg. Dir., Sen. Richard Shelby, Clerk, Staff Dir., Sen. Appropriations Committee |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | Leg. Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Cmte.; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | CoS for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Bobby Bright, CoS for Rep. Jim Matheson, Clerk for House Rules Cmte. |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham |
| EMILY H MURRY | Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republican Study Cmte.; Leg. Aid, Rep. Ken Calvert; Leg. Asst., Rep. Tom Price |
| PAMELA SMITH | Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance |
Health Issues HCR
IRA implementation, United States Innovation and Competition Act, diagnostics, regulation, supply chain, changes to the organ national transplant program, UNOS, LDTs, Future Pharmacy, physician fee schedule reform
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | — |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | — |
| PETER FISE | — |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | — |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | — |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | — |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | — |
| EMILY H MURRY | — |
| PAMELA SMITH | — |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | — |
Medicare/Medicaid MMM
Medicare reimbursement, Medicare competitive bidding for diabetic supplies, diagnostics, PAMA, Self-testing, Nutrition, Emerging medical device technology, National Coverage Decisions
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | — |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | — |
| PETER FISE | — |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | — |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | — |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | — |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | — |
| EMILY H MURRY | — |
| PAMELA SMITH | — |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | — |
Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD
issues related to international trade
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | — |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | — |
| PETER FISE | — |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | — |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | — |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | — |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | — |
| EMILY H MURRY | — |
| PAMELA SMITH | — |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | — |
Environment/Superfund ENV
EPA rule making
| Lobbyist | Covered position, as disclosed |
|---|---|
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | — |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | — |
| PETER FISE | — |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | — |
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | — |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | — |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | — |
| EMILY H MURRY | — |
| PAMELA SMITH | — |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | — |
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.