3rd Quarter - Report

PODESTA GROUP, INC. for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Firm
Client
Income
$40,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare reimbursement related to provisions in the Affordable Care Act and federal budget negotiations (no specific bills). Physician self-referral relating to anatomic pathology (no specific bills). S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ARANTHAN JONES —
STEPHEN NORTHRUP —
ANNE MARIE POLAK —

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

Bills named: S. 365 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Oversight of laboratory services and genetic information and testing (no specific bills). Patient direct access to laboratory testing results (no specific bills). Policies regarding prescription drug monitoring (no specific bills).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RANDALL GERARD —
ARANTHAN JONES —
STEPHEN NORTHRUP —
ANNE MARIE POLAK —

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

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.