Lobbying Relationship

Client

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

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Lobbying firm

WALTER CONSULTING

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  • Coverage and reimbursement policy for medical devices/THV Medicare coverage of breakthrough therapies
  • Policies promoting medical innovation

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General Issues: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Media (Information/Publishing)

Spending: about $575,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2009: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), House of Representatives, Senate, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Natl Economic Council (NEC), U.S. Senate,

Bills mentioned

H.R.4872: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010

Sponsor: John M. Spratt Jr. (D-S.C.)

H.R.3590: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Sponsor: Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.)

S.1679: Affordable Health Choices Act

Sponsor: Tom Harkin (D-Iowa)

H.R.3200: America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

Sponsor: John D. Dingell (D-Mich.)

S.1796: America's Healthy Future Act of 2009

Sponsor: Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

S.301: Physician Payments Sunshine Act of 2009

Sponsor: Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa)

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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?
Sarah Walter Former Legislative Director, Senator John Breaux (D-LA) Former Legislative Director/Chief Counsel, Sen. John Breaux Former Legislative Director/Chief Counsel, Senator John Breaux Former Legislative Director, Sen. John Breaux Former Legislative Director, Sen John Breaux

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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