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1st Quarter - Report · 2026

Filing UUID
1fe1f89c-584d-4828-ada3-91be50b1e16c
Type
Q1 — 1st Quarter - Report
Period
first_quarter
Year
2026
Posted
2026-04-20 19:32:21
Income (reported)
$80,000
Expenses (reported)
—
Filing document
Open on lda.senate.gov
Registrant (lobbying firm)

TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC

Health care policy and regulatory and legislative consulting

Contact
JENNIFER B. YOUNG
Address
zip:20005, city:Washington, state:DC, street:1212 New York Avenue, NW Suite 750
Client

ABBOTT (FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALERE INC.)

Alere manufactures innovative point of care health care diagnostics

State
MA
Country
US
Government-entity client
false
Effective date
2017-01-05
Issues lobbied + lobbyists (4)

BUD — Budget/Appropriations

federal budget issues

Lobbyists:
  • RAISSA H DOWNS — covered position: Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.
  • JENNIFER B YOUNG — covered position: Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance
  • ELIZABETH T MURRAY — covered position: Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham
  • CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC — covered position: Leg. Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Cmte.; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner
  • PAMELA SMITH — covered position: Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun
  • EMILY H MURRY — covered position: Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republican Study Cmte.; Leg. Aid, Rep. Ken Calvert; Leg. Asst., Rep. Tom Price
  • MARGARET JOSEPH — covered position: CoS for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Bobby Bright, CoS for Rep. Jim Matheson, Clerk for House Rules Cmte.
  • PETER FISE — covered position: Health Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform
  • mr PARICK BRAERTON CARROLL — covered position: Leg Asst. Rep. Ray LaHood, Leg Dir. Rep. Kevin Yoder, PSM Senate Appropriations Cmte.

Government entities lobbied: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

HCR — Health Issues

infant formula, diagnostics, regulation, supply chain, changes to the organ national transplant program, LDTs, Future Pharmacy, physician fee schedule reform

Lobbyists:

Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

MMM — Medicare/Medicaid

Medicare reimbursement, Medicare competitive bidding for diabetics supplies, diagnostics, self-testing, nutrition, emerging medical device technology, national coverage decisions

Lobbyists:

Government entities lobbied: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

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