Lobbying Relationship

Client

Varian Medical Systems, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

Ogilvy Government Relations

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  • Legislative and regulatory issues related to medical devices, including: radiation oncology treatment, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, and COVID-19 diagnostic tests.
  • Trade issues related to medical device manufacturers.
  • Issues related to radiation therapy reimbursement and alternative payment models.

Duration: to

General Issues: Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs, Trade (Domestic & Foreign), Medicare/Medicaid

Spending: about $120,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: U.S. Senate, House of Representatives, Executive Office of the President (EOP), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Health & Human Services - Dept of (HHS)

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?
Karissa Willhite Dep. Chief of Staff, Sen. Robert Menendez; Dep. Exec Director/ Policy Director, House Democratic Caucus; Sr. Legislative Asst, Rep. Robert Menendez
Jerome Murray Chief of Staff, Rep. Stacey Plaskett; Legislative Director, Rep. G.K. Butterfield; Associate Director, Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee, Sen. Harry Reid; Legislative Director, Rep. Chaka Fattah; Staff Assistant, Rep. Chaka Fattah
Dean Aguillen Sr. Advisor/ Director of Member Services/ Floor Asst, Rep. Nancy Pelosi; Director Intergovt Affairs/ COS Cong. Affairs/ Special Asst, U.S. Department of Labor; LA, Rep. Max Sandlin
Moses Mercado Deputy Chief of Staff, Democratic Leader Dick Gephardt
Gordon Taylor Chief of Staff/ Legislative Director/ Counsel, Rep. Chris John

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.

Termination
Q4 Report
Q3 Report
Q2 Report
Registration

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

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