1st Quarter - Report

W STRATEGIES, LLC for ABBOTT LABORATORIES

Firm
Client
Income
$50,000
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

FY 2018 Continuing resolution as it relates to suspension of the medical device tax. H.R.4617: Protect Medical Innovation Act.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARREN WILLCOX —

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

Bills named: H.R. 4617 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R.1892: Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018. H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARREN WILLCOX —

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

Bills named: H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare conditions of participation as it relates to antibiotics. Education about the regulation of continuous glucose monitor technologies.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARREN WILLCOX —

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

Health Issues HCR

Development of legislation regulated to regulation of LDT's, including a discussion draft of Diagnostic Accuracy and Improvement Act. Education about the importance of non-pharmacological pain treatment options, including medical devices. H.R.195, as it relates to the HEALTHY KIDS Act CHIP reauthorization.

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
DARREN WILLCOX —

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

Bills named: H.R. 195 (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.