4th Quarter - Report

GALILEO CONSULTING GROUP, INC. for SONOSITE, A SUBSIDIARY OF FUJIFILM (FORMERLY SONOSITE, INC.)

Firm
Client
Income
$30,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Preserve Medicare reimbursement for ultrasound services. Promoting ultrasound services with policymakers as a way to save the Medicare program money and increase patient safety; Medicare pricing transparency and site-neutral payments, ensuring year-end legislation does not contain as a pay-for, FY2025 Continuing Resolution and Other Matters Act (through 3/28/2025) H.R. 9494 and FY2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/14/2025) H.R. 10545.

Foreign entity interest: FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, the foreign parent of the client, has a commercial interest in the issues identified, above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JILL RATHBUN —

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

Bills named: H.R. 10545 (118th), H.R. 9494 (118th)

Veterans VET

Continued funding for FY 2025 for healthcare services and healthcare infrastructure at VA medical centers, FY2025 Continuing Resolution and Other Matters Act (through 3/28/2025) H.R. 9494 and FY2025 Further Continuing Appropriations Act (through 3/14/2025) H.R. 10545.

Foreign entity interest: FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, the foreign parent of the client, has a commercial interest in the issues identified, above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JILL RATHBUN —

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9494 (118th), H.R. 10545 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

FY 2025 Federal Funding for the ALT-ED Program at SAMSHA, continued implementation of program for FY 2024. Patient Safety and policies that promote or expand the knowledge and use of patient safety protocols that include the use of ultrasound guidance.

Foreign entity interest: FUJIFILM Holdings Corporation, the foreign parent of the client, has a commercial interest in the issues identified, above.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
JILL RATHBUN —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Foreign entities

Foreign owners and affiliates the filer disclosed. Amounts are as declared on this filing.

EntityCountryPrincipal place of businessOwnershipContribution declared
FUJIFILM HOLDINGS CORPORATION Japan Japan 100.0% —

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.