OUTPATIENT OPHTHALMIC SURGERY SOCIETY

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	1	1
2001	—	2	1
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
MCDERMOTT WILL & SCHULTE LLP	—	9

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	7
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	7
SENATE	7
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	1
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1
Interior, Dept of (DOI)	1
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	1
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	1
State, Dept of (DOS)	1
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	7
Health Issues	Health Issues	1
Telecommunications	Telecommunications	1
Defense	Defense	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1
Government Issues	Government Issues	1

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