4th Quarter - Report

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC for ADVAMED

Firm
Client
Income
$70,000
Expenses
—

What was lobbied

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 184 - Protect Medical Innovation of 2015 S. 108 - Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act device tax repeal H.R. 1- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S. 108 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

PL 114-255 - 21st Century Cares, implementation medical device user fee reauthorization H.R. 2430, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 1736, aims to improve FDA's process for inspecting medical device manufacturing facilities and granting export certificates. H.R. 2009, would clarify the FDA review process for medical imaging devices used with drugs known as contrast agents. H.R. 1652, would require FDA to issue regulations for over-the-counter hearing aids H.R. 2118, would require device manufacturers and third-parties who service those products to register with FDA and submit adverse event reports introduced S. 1069, which is identical to the manager's amendment language on the post-market pilot (Section 710). S. 1070, which reflects the accessories language that's included in the manager's amendment (Section 709) ***, no specific bill(s), import safety, health care reform, 510K reform, medical device user fee program, companion diagnostics, clinical trials, registries, diagnostics regulation and payment reform, servicing equipment

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2430 (115th), S. 1070 (115th), H.R. 1736 (115th), H.R. 2009 (115th), H.R. 1652 (115th), H.R. 2118 (115th), S. 1069 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

PL 111-148 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, PL 111-152 - The reconciliation Act of 2010, implementation S. 794 - Medicare coverage S. 870 - Chronic Care H.R. 1628 - American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 3921 - Healthy Kids Act S. 1827 - Kids Act of 2017 ***, no specific bill(s), diagnostics, Medicare Physician Reimbursement; reimbursement for imaging and technology; value based purchasing, Accountable Care Organizations, Sunshine Act, bundling, PODs, Cost centers, Stark, anti-kickback, telehealth, unique device identifier, pain management, coverage

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS —
MICHELLE P EASTON —
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC —
ELIZABETH T MURRAY —
PAMELA SMITH —
JENNIFER B YOUNG —

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3921 (115th), S. 794 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 1827 (115th), S. 870 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

budget resolution, reconciliation, deficit reduction, debt ceiling S.Con.Res. 25 - Senate budget resolution H.Res. 553 - House budget resolution H.R. 244 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 123, H.R. 1370 - Continuing Resolution

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
RAISSA H DOWNS Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
MICHELLE P EASTON Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy Tauzin
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner
ELIZABETH T MURRAY Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham
PAMELA SMITH Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
JENNIFER B YOUNG Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 25 (115th), H.R. 244 (115th), H.J.Res. 123 (115th), H.Res. 553 (115th), H.R. 1370 (115th)

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.