Lobbying Relationship

Client

Vizient, Inc.

More records

Lobbying firm

Mehlman Consulting, Inc.

More records

  • 340b drug pricing program. Issues related to pharmacy benefit manager reform. Health care workforce. Health care supply chain. Health care drug shortages. Pandemic All-Hazard Preparedness Act Reauthorization. The Stop Drug Shortages Act (No Bill Number) discussion draft. H.R. 3008 - The Drug Shortage Prevention Act. H.R. 3810 - The Drug Origin Transparency Act.
  • PL 118-42/H.R. 4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. PL 118-47/H.R. 2882 - Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024.

Duration: to

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Pharmacy

Spending: about $2,060,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2015: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), White House Office, Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills mentioned

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

Sponsor: Diane Black (R-Tenn.)

S.2615: Increasing Competition in Pharmaceuticals Act

Sponsor: Susan Collins (R-Maine)

H.R.6: 21st Century Cures Act

Sponsor: Fred Upton (R-Mich.)

S.1895: Lower Health Care Costs Act

Sponsor: Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.)

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

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

S.2543: Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act of 2019

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

H.R.6074: Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020

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

H.R.6201: Families First Coronavirus Response Act

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

H.R.748: CARES Act

Sponsor: Joe Courtney (D-Conn.)

H.R.266: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

Sponsor: Betty McCollum (D-Minn.)

H.R.6800: The Heroes Act

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

S.178: UIGHUR Act of 2019

Sponsor: Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)

H.R.133: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Sponsor: Henry Cuellar (D-Texas)

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

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.773: A bill to enable certain hospitals that were participating in or applied...

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

S.3799: PREVENT Pandemics Act

Sponsor: Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

H.R.6833: Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023

Sponsor: Angie Craig (D-Minn.)

H.R.2617: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023

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

H.R.3008: Drug Shortage Prevention Act of 2023

Sponsor: Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.)

H.R.3810: Drug Origin Transparency Act of 2023

Sponsor: Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.)

H.R.4366: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: John Carter (R-Texas)

H.R.2882: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024

Sponsor: Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.)

Show All Mentioned Bills

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?
Dean Rosen Health Policy Director, Senate Majority Leader Frist; Staff Dir, Sen Subcmte on Public Health; Majority Health Policy Counsel, House Cmte on Ways & Means, Subcmte on Health; Health Policy Coordinator & Counsel; Sen Cmte on Labor & Human Resources; Counsel & Prof Staff, Cmte on Labor & Human Resources, Subcmte on Disability Policy; Case Worker, Rep. R. Boschwitz
Lauren Aronson Dir., Office of Legis., CMS; Professional Staff Member, Cmte on Ways & Means; Policy Dir., White House; Policy Dir., HHS Office of Health Reform (detailed to the White House); Policy Advisor, (Rep. R. Emanuel); Health LA, (Rep. C. McCarthy)
Alyene Mlinar Pol Adv (Maj Leader Scalise); Pol Adv (Min Whip Scalise); Pol Adv (House Oversight/Govt Reform Comm); Prof Staff Member (Ways and Means Subcom on Health/Brady), Pol Adv (Sen Rep Policy Comm/Barrasso); Leg Asst (Senator Ben Sasse)

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.

Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Q1 Report
Registration

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

Close Comment Creative Commons Donate Email Facebook Mobile Phone Podcast Print Google News logo Google_NewsInitiative_Lockup_FullColor RSS Search Search Twitter WhatsApp Resolving differences Check Building Arrow right Info circle Oops OOPS Pencil File text Bars Search Close Cogs Filter Compare Revolving Door Info card Activity Member menu Globe Document External link Quote News Calendar No Vote
Current site Current page