4th Quarter - Report

CROSSROADS STRATEGIES, LLC for MERCK & CO., INC.

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
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What was lobbied

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

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to pharmaceutical patents; S.1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1416 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (P.L.115-97).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to health care, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 340B Program, drug pricing, and the importation of biopharmaceuticals. Implementation of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 (P.L.116-22). Vaccine provisions and TRICARE Pilot Program in S.1790/H.R.2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (P.L.116-92). S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act of 2019.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

General issues related to Medicare and Medicaid, such as: Part D Medicare Program, Medicare Part B reimbursement, and drug pricing. Proposed Part B IPI Demonstration Project. S.551, REFUND Act of 2019. H.R.107, To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to sunset the limit on the maximum rebate amount for single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs. H.R.3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019. S.2543, Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019. H.R.19, Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 551 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), H.R. 19 (116th), H.R. 107 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.3164/S.2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R.3055, the FY2020 Consolidated measure; H.R.2740, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 and H.R.2740, the FY2020 Consolidated measure; H.R.1865, Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L.116-94); Reimbursement and vial size issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2740 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th), S. 2522 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 1865 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to international trade including the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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.