C R BARD INC

Health Issues

Lobbying member staff of House and Senate to extend current Medicare brachytherapy reimbursement payment methodology in H.R. 6331 and S. 3101, "Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008"; modifications to CMS's OPPS rule. Lobbying member staff of House and Senate on H.R. 583 and S. 1042 to exclude ultrasound guided vascular access procedures from the scope of the bill. Seek physician payment fix for certain products covered under Medicare's Physican Fee Schedule Payment rule for 2008.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products

S. 2221, "Transparency in Medical Device Pricing Act of 2007"; specifically provisions related to average sale price disclosure and antitrust rules for the medical device industry. S. 2029, "Physicians Payments Sunshine Act of 2007"; specifically provisions related to pre-emption language, aggregate annual payments to physicians, product education and training, penalties, etc.

TargetedSENATE · HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

S. 2886, "Alternative Minimum Tax and Extenders Tax Relief Act of 2008" and H.R. 6049, "Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008"; specifically extending and strengthening the R&D tax credit until December 31, 2009.