BIO-VASCULAR

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2000

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	4	2

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
OPPENHEIMER WOLFF & DONNELLY LLP	—	4
PHILIP W. JOHNSTON ASSOCIATES	—	2

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	5
SENATE	5
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	3
Natl Institutes of Health (NIH)	3
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	2
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	4
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	2
District of Columbia	District of Columbia	1
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	1

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