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BIOGEN

Lobbying for BIOGEN

 Filing 1st Quarter - Report
Reporting period
1st Quarter 2025
Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 21, 2025
Expenses
$1,020,000.00
What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.
Client based in
District of Columbia

Official filing document

 Government bodies contacted 5
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • SENATE
  • Treasury, Dept of

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

 Bills named in this filing 3
  • HR 1492
    To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic can…
  • S 832
    EPIC Act of 2025
  • HR 946
    ORPHAN Cures Act
 Lobbying activity 7
Medicare/Medicaid

Discussions regarding drug cost and pricing policy and issues related to the Medicaid 340B progran, no specific bill. Public policy around patients access and affordability for necessary and life-saving medications prescribed by their doctors

Pharmacy

Issues relating to drug cost and pricing policy, no current bill. Pharmacy Benefit Manager legislation related to patient access to therapies Education and discussions regarding pharmaceutical issues related to supply chain, no specific bill. H.R.1492/S.832, EPIC Act, equalizes the negotiation period between small-molecule and biologic candidates under the Drug Price Negotiation laws. H.R.946, ORPHAN CURES Act, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to expand and clarify the exclusion for orphan drugs under the Drug Price Negotiation Program.

Manufacturing

General issues related to the manufacturing workforce

Trade (domestic/foreign)

Trade-related public policy around tariffs and intellectual property, no related bills

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Issues related to tax reform and tax policy, implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (P.L.115-97), policies related to OECD on the taxation of global income.

Copyright/Patent/Trademark

Support stronger IP and exclusivity protections and enforcement in foreign markets Biopharmaceutical innovation and patent policy Bayh-Dole March-in rights, Patent thicket, and AI policy issues

Health Issues

Discussions regarding drug pricing and supply chain issues; rare diseases; Alzheimer's policy, screening and diagnosis, dementia care; ALS, Lupus and Kidney related policy issues. Issues related to patient affordability and access issues, including copay cards, copay accumulators, copay maximizers, coverage issues, no specific bill numbers. Engage on public policy associated with orphan drug act, rare disease research, screening, detection and patient access for rare therapies. Public Policy efforts around Alzheimer's screening and diagnosis Public policy related to the FDA including PDUFA, drug reviews, approval pathways, and clinical trials

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.

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