BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	3	2
2005	—	4	2
2004	—	3	2
2003	—	4	2
2001	—	2	2
2000	—	3	2
1999	—	2	2

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
JEFFREY J. KIMBELL & ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	13
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	6
LEGISLATIVE STRATEGIES GROUP	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	17
SENATE	17
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	6
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	4
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)	4
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	2
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	2
UNDETERMINED	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	15
Health Issues	Health Issues	12
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	5
Trade (domestic/foreign)	Trade (domestic/foreign)	5
Science/Technology	Science/Technology	5
Copyright/Patent/Trademark	Copyright/Patent/Trademark	4
Manufacturing	Manufacturing	3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	3
Aerospace	Aerospace	2
Defense	Defense	1

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