2nd Quarter - Report — TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ADVAMED (2008)

Firm

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

Client

ADVAMED

Income

$60,000

Expenses

—

What was lobbied

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

Pharmacy PHA

Import Safety H.R. 3610 Food and Drug Import Safety Act of 2007 ***no specific bills, Import Safety, Implementation of FDAAA, Preemption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON New	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3610 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145/H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007, intellectual property

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON New	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

*see addendum page S. 2029 - Physician Payment Sunshine Act of 2007, Disclosure S. 2221 - Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007, price transparency H.R. 5605, Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2008, disclosure S. 2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2007, settlement disclosure ***, no specific bill(s), trade with China H.R. 6381 - Medical Device Safety Act of 2008, preemption

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON New	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 2221 (110th), S. 2449 (110th), H.R. 5605 (110th), S. 2029 (110th), H.R. 6381 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

**see addendum page H.R. 1321 - Medicare Advanced Laboratory Diagnostics Act of 2007 S. 631 - Remote Monitoring Accessing Act of 2007 Medicare Physician Reimbursement Package; Reimbursement for Imaging and Technology; value based purchasing, competitive bidding H.R. 6331 - the Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 S.3101- Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers S. 3118 - Preserving Access to Medicare Act of 2008

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON New	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th), S. 3101 (110th), H.R. 1321 (110th), S. 3118 (110th), S. 631 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.Res. 1190/S.Con.Res. 70/H.Con.Res. 312 - FY 2009 Budget Resolution, reconciliation instructions

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS	Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst.
MICHELLE P EASTON New	Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance;
ISAAC A FORDJOUR	—
LINDA E TARPLIN	Congressman Billy Tauzin
JENNIFER B YOUNG	Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 312 (110th), H.Res. 1190 (110th), S.Con.Res. 70 (110th)

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.