Lobbying Filing Details

Total Spending

$970,000

Activities

3

Lobbyists

5

Gov't Entities

8

Filing Information
Filing UUID:
a38bfab7-4fcd-43fc-a007-2c872fcced2d
Type:
Q4 - 4th Quarter - Report
Period:
2024 - 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
Date Posted:
January 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Income:
$0
Expenses:
$970,000
Expense Method:
A
Document URL:
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Quick Info
  • Document Type: text/html
  • Posted By: Samantha Ventimiglia
Registrant
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED

Global biotechnology company

Boston, Massachusetts
Client
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Massachusetts, United States of America
Lobbying Activities (3)
Activity 1
Health Issues

Federal policies impacting pharmaceutical development, approval, and reimbursement; Copay accumulators and maximizers, HELP Copays Act (H.R. 830/S. 1375); Alternative Funding Programs; Unmet medical need in acute pain; Barriers to patient access of non-opioid pain medicines; General education about kidney disease, including APOL-1; Cystic Fibrosis; Sickle cell disease; Innovations in Type 1 diabetes treatments.

Lobbyists (5)
  • MATTHEW O SCHUMAKER
  • SWARNA VALLURUPALLI
  • ERIN MENDELSOHN
  • MS. HANNAH BETH CORNWELL
  • MS. KRISTIN "SEUM" RICHTER
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Activity 2
Medicare/Medicaid

Unmet medical need in acute pain; H.R.7421/S.3832 - The Alternatives to PAIN Act; Implementation of Public Law No: 117-328 sec. 4135 NO PAIN Act; Medically necessary fertility treatments for patients undergoing fully myeloablative conditioning; CMMI demo focusing on sickle cell disease.

Lobbyists (5)
  • MATTHEW O SCHUMAKER
  • SWARNA VALLURUPALLI
  • ERIN MENDELSOHN
  • MS. HANNAH BETH CORNWELL
  • MS. KRISTIN "SEUM" RICHTER
Government Entities (3)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Activity 3
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Corporate tax reform.

Lobbyists (1)
  • SWARNA VALLURUPALLI
Government Entities (2)
  • SENATE
  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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