Lobbying Relationship

Client

American Pharmacy Cooperative, Inc.

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Lobbying firm

ArentFox Schiff LLP

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  • Prescription drug pricing generally Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform generally S. 2973 (Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act), all provisions S. 1339 (Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act), regarding Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform S. 3430 (Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023), regarding Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform H.R. 5378 (Lower Costs, More Transparency Act), regarding Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform H.R. 6283 (DRUG Act), regarding Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) reform
  • Policies regarding transparency in prescription drug pricing and patient access to care in Medicare, Medicaid, and other insurance

Duration: to

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

Spending: about $320,000 (But it's complicated. Here's why.)

Agencies lobbied since 2021: House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, Justice - Dept of (DOJ), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), White House Office, Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills mentioned

H.R.5376: Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

Sponsor: John Yarmuth (D-Ky.)

S.4293: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022

Sponsor: Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.)

S.2973: Modernizing and Ensuring PBM Accountability Act

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

S.1339: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act

Sponsor: Bernard Sanders (ID-Vt.)

S.3430: Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act of 2023

Sponsor: Ron Wyden (D-Ore.)

H.R.5378: Lower Costs, More Transparency Act

Sponsor: Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.)

H.R.6283: Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act

Sponsor: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (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?
Oliver Spurgeon III Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Hank Johnson (2009-2015); Staff Assistant, Rep. Hank Johnson (2007-2009)
Philip English U.S. Representative (1995-2009)
Jon Bouker Chf. Coun./Leg. Dir.-Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton; Minority Coun. to House Govt. Reform Comm. (1998-2003)
Dan Renberg Member, Board of Directors, Ex-Im Bank (1999-2003); Leg. Director and Dep. Chief of Staff, Sen. Arlen Specter (1994-1998)
Daniel Sjostedt Staff Assistant, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (2016-2017)
Jeri Freirich Legislative Aide, Sen. Roy Blunt (2019); Legislative Correspondent, Sen. Roy Blunt (2018-2019); Staff Assistant, Sen. Roy Blunt (2017-2018)
Cissy Jackson Counsel and National Security Adviser, Sen. Doug Jones (2018-2021)
Kelsey Griswold-Berger Leg Asst, Sen. Burr (2021-2023); Leg Dir, Rep. C. Smith (2018-2021); Leg Dir, Rep. Pittenger (2018); Leg Dir, Rep. Blum (2017-2018); Leg Asst, Rep. Perry (2015-2017); Leg Asst (2014-2015), Leg Corr/Press Asst (2011-2014), Staff Asst (2011), Rep. Reed

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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