• Issues related to the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Prescription Drug User Fee Act reauthorization, health care and mental health.
• Issues related to Medicare and Medicaid.
• S.3187/H.R.5651, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Public Law No: 112-144); Medical Device User Fee Act and related issues.

Duration: March 15, 2011 to September 30, 2012

General Issues: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs

Spending: about $190,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

It can be tricky to figure out how much an organization spent on a particular lobbying engagement. The law only requires lobbyists to report the amount they were paid for federal lobbying each quarter rounded to the nearest $10,000—and if it's less than $3,000 in a given quarter (or less than $13,000 for organizations with in-house lobbyists), they don't have to disclose it at all. Plus, some organizations include spending that doesn’t belong in the report—for instance, money spent lobbying state governments or other legal work.

Agencies lobbied since 2011: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate