4th Quarter - Report

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Firm
Client
Income
—
Expenses
$950,000
Expense method
A: Lobbying Disclosure Act definitions

What was lobbied

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Federal Policy related to Medicare reimbursement for clinical laboratory services under Section 216 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (Public Law 113-93). S. 610, the Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act (Public Law 117-71).

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ISHAN SHAH —
SHERRY HARPER WIDICUS —

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 610 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitor implementation of H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Public Law 116-127), and provisions related to clinical laboratory testing for COVID-19, including coverage and reimbursement of COVID-19 tests. Monitor implementation of H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, the CARES Act, (Public Law 116-136), and provisions related to clinical laboratory testing for COVID-19, including coverage and reimbursement of COVID-19 tests, laboratory data collection and reimbursement under PAMA, and laboratory data reporting. H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) and provisions related to clinical laboratory testing for COVID-19; Section 2402, support for SARS-COV-2 genomic sequencing and surveillance. H.R. 4128/S. 2209, the Verifying Accurate Leading-edge IVCT Development (VALID) Act, provisions relating to FDA oversight of laboratory-developed tests. Issues related to clinical laboratories and implementation of surprise billing and price transparency law (Public Law 116-260). Federal policy and programs ensuring an equitable pandemic response and recovery. FY2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies bill and the Advanced Molecular Detection (AMD) program at the CDC.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
ISHAN SHAH —
SHERRY HARPER WIDICUS —

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4128 (117th), H.R. 6201 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 748 (117th), S. 2209 (117th)

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.