Mid-Year Report — C. R. BARD, INC. for C R BARD INC (2007)

Firm

C. R. BARD, INC.

Client

C R BARD INC

Income

—

Expenses

$20,000

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

Lobbying members of House and Senate to delay implementation of changes to Medicare brachytherapy reimbursement payment methodology in CMS's final OPPS rule. Seek inclusion of specific infections listed in CMS's Inpatient Rule due out in August 2007.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOLLY P GLASS	N/A
DAVID PARR	N/A
TIMOTHY M RING	N/A

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Lobbying Members of Congress to support medical device industry priorities in Medical Device User Fee Modernization Act reauthorization.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOLLY P GLASS	N/A
DAVID PARR	N/A
TIMOTHY M RING	N/A

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Lobbying Members of Congress on trade issues, particularly with respect to Japan.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
HOLLY P GLASS	N/A
DAVID PARR	N/A
TIMOTHY M RING	N/A

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