2nd Quarter - Report

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

Period 2nd Quarter 2008 Filed Jul 17, 2008 Signed by Charles J. Silverman, Director, Government Affairs and Regulatory Policy

Official filing
Firm
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Client
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED
Income
—
Expenses
$160,000
Expense method
C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

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

Health Issues HCR

SB1693, HR6357 (Health Information Technology, eHealth Records, ePrescribing HR2029 (Payments made by Manufacturers to Physicians)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTEN MARIE CUSICK —

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

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (110th), H.R. 6357 (110th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

HR3453, HR6331, SB2099, SB2499, SB2785, SB3101, SB3118 (Competitive Bidding Repeal, Physician Fee Schedule, Grandfathering Technical Component Reimbursement)

LobbyistCovered position, as disclosed
KRISTEN MARIE CUSICK —

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

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 3453 (110th)

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.