Lobbying Relationship

Client

CVS Health

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Lobbying firm

Kountoupes Denham Carr & Reid, LLC

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  • Issues related to drug pricing transparency. Issues related to pharmacy benefit managers. Issues related to testing, vaccination and treatment including H.R. 1770 and S. 2477, the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. Issues related to prescription drug access and affordability.
  • Issues related to Medicare Part D, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, mental health, and telehealth. Issues related to testing, vaccination, and treatment including H.R. 1770 and S. 2477, the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.
  • Issues related to employer, small group and individual insurance markets, including surprise billing and ACA subsidies.

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General Issues: Pharmacy, Medicare/Medicaid, Insurance, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Health Issues, Consumer Issues/Safety/Protection, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans, Agriculture

Spending: about $2,030,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2016: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), White House Office, Vice President of the U.S., Office of the Vice President of the United States, Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills mentioned

S.637: Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C-THRU) Act of 2017

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.1628: American Health Care Act of 2017

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

S.974: Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples Act of 2018

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.2212: CREATES Act of 2017

Sponsor: Tom Marino (R-Pa.)

S.771: Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act

Sponsor: Al Franken (D-Minn.)

H.R.1776: Improving Access To Affordable Prescription Drugs Act

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

H.R.1192: National Clinical Care Commission Act

Sponsor: Pete Olson (R-Texas)

S.3455: Pharmaceutical Supply and Value Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)

H.R.2841: FAST Generics Act of 2015

Sponsor: Steve Stivers (R-Ohio)

H.R.1599: Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015

Sponsor: Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.)

S.764: A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program...

Sponsor: Roger Wicker (R-Miss.)

S.524: Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016

Sponsor: Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)

H.R.4242: VA Care in the Community Act

Sponsor: Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

S.544: A bill to amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of...

Sponsor: Jon Tester (D-Mont.)

H.R.1625: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018

Sponsor: Edward Royce (R-Calif.)

H.R.3528: Every Prescription Conveyed Securely Act

Sponsor: Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)

H.R.4841: Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing Act of...

Sponsor: David Schweikert (R-Ariz.)

H.R.5674: VA MISSION Act of 2018

Sponsor: Phil Roe (R-Tenn.)

S.2372: VA MISSION Act of 2018

Sponsor: Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.)

H.R.6: SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

Sponsor: Greg Walden (R-Ore.)

S.476: Creating Transparency to Have Drug Rebates Unlocked (C–THRU) Act of 2019

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.340: CREATES Act of 2019

Sponsor: Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.)

H.R.965: CREATES Act of 2019

Sponsor: David Cicilline (D-R.I.)

S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

S.1227: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.3: Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.3502: Protecting People From Surprise Medical Bills Act

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz (D-Calif.)

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.3630: No Surprises Act

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (D-N.J.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

Sponsor: Nita M. Lowey (D-N.Y.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

H.R.1418: Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020

Sponsor: Peter A. DeFazio (D-Ore.)

H.R.133: David’s Law

Sponsor: Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)

H.R.1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.936: INFORM Consumers Act

Sponsor: Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.)

H.R.5502: To require online marketplaces to verify certain information regarding...

Sponsor: Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.)

H.R.7213: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Sponsor: Ron Kind (D-Wis.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Gerald E. Connolly (D-Va.)

H.R.1770: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Sponsor: Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)

S.113: Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2023

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

S.127: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

S.2477: Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act

Sponsor: John Thune (R-S.D.)

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Lobbyists

Lobbyists named here were listed on a filing related to this lobbying engagement. They may not be working on it now. Occasionally, a single lobbyist whose name is spelled two different ways on filings may be represented twice here.

Lobbyist Covered positions?
Lisa Kountoupes Deputy Asst.to the President&House Liaison, Special Assistant to the President for Legislative Affairs, Asst. Director for Legislative Affairs at OMB,Special Asst.to Undersecretary,Dept.of Energy,Policy Advisor to Chairman of Energy&Commerce Comm.
Lori Denham Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Senior Policy Advisor, Communications Director, Staff Assistant - Rep. Cal Dooley, D-CA; Legislative Director - Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-OR
Julie Hershey Carr Senior Policy Advisor, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant - Rep. Joe Pitts, R-PA
Randi Reid Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant and Projects Director, Legislative Assistant - Senator Michael Enzi, R-WY; Legislative Director - Rep. Michael Burgess, R-TX
Rose Sullivan Chief of Staff, Legislative Director, Legislative Assistant, Outreach Director, Constituent Services Advocate - Senator Amy Klobuchar, D-MN
David Peluso Chief of Staff - Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-WA; Chief of Staff, Communications Director, Legislative Assistant, Deputy Press Secretary and Executive Assistant - Representative Gus Bilirakis, R-FL.
MJ Kenny Deputy Floor Director, Floor Assistant - Office of the Senate Democratic Whip; Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent - Senator Richard J. Durbin, (D-IL) Deputy Floor Director, Floor Assistant - Office of the Senate Democratic Whip; Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent - Senator Richard J. Durbin , D-IL
Adam Hechavarria Legislative Director-Sen.Todd Young,R-IN;Legislative Director-Sen.Kelly Ayotte,R-NH;Budget Analyst-Senate Budget Committee;Legislative Asst,Legislative Aide,Legislative Correspondent,Staff Asst,Correspondence Asst-Sen. John E. Sununu-R-NH Legislative Director - Sen.Todd Young,R-IN;Legislative Director-Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-NH; Budget Analyst-Senate Budget Committee; Legislative Asst,Legislative Aide, Legislative Correspondent, Staff Asst,Correspondence Asst-Sen. John E. Sununu,R-NH
Mary Dee Beal Policy Analyst,Senate Republican Policy Committee;Acting Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary,USDA;Senior Advisor to the Secretary,USDA;Legislative Director,Cong. Drew Ferguson,R-GA; Legis. Director, Legis. Assistant, Scheduler Cong. Austin Scott,R
Leslie Zelenko Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Senior Advisor/Congressional Liaison-HHS; Legislative Director,Senior Legislative Assistant,Legislative Assistant,Legislative Correspondent-Cong. Mark Pocan, D-WI; Staff Assistant-Cong. Tammy Baldwin, D-WI

Disclosures Filed

Once a lobbying engagement begins, the lobbyist or firm is required to file updates four times a year. Those updates sometimes change which lobbyists are involved or add new issues being discussed. When lobbyists stop working for a client, the firm is also supposed to file a report disclosing the end of the relationship.

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Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate

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