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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2022 - 06/30/2022
Lobbyist name Joshua Harrell   
Business name Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Address 776 East 5th Street   
City, state, zip code South Boston, MA 02127         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 415-389-6800
 
 
Operating Expenses
No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $10,000.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 1059 An Act relative to patient financial protection Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2096 An Act relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 650 An Act relating to patient cost, benefit and coverage information, choice, and price transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1465 An Act to reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1224 An Act relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2377 An Act to permit the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 753 An Act advancing health care research and decision-making centered on patients and people with disabilities Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1915 An Act to eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1272 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4813 An Act relative to vaccines and preventing future disease outbreaks Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 785 An Act to improve the accessibility and affordability of pharmaceutical drugs of public health concern Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4701 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1279 An Act establishing a commission to review contracts between pharmaceutical benefit managers and MassHealth Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1294 An Act strengthening prescription drug safety and drug stewardship Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 790 An Act to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2915 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 357 An Act to protect innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1303 An Act relative to compensation for victims of opioids Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 613 An Act protecting research animals Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 804 An Act to promote transparency and prevent price gouging of pharmaceutical drug prices Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2774 An Act investing in the future of our health Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1278 An Act relative to prescription drug price transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3787 An Act relative to pharmacy benefit managers reimbursements to pharmacies in the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 786 An Act to bring down the cost of prescription drugs Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 4 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1254 An Act relative to promoting comprehensive transparency in the pharmaceutical industry Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2411 An Act relative to vaccines and preventing future disease outbreaks Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 771 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4700 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 743 An Act establishing a commission to study a state-wide drug repository program Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1311 An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 639 An Act relative to pharmacy benefit managers Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1398 An Act relative to the immunization registry Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2695 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs, and transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1191 An Act to help patients and reduce health care costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2347 An Act relative to HIV routine screening and care Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 736 An Act relative to promoting comprehensive transparency in the pharmaceutical industry Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1533 An Act establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 901 An Act protecting research animals Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4949 An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 642 An Act empowering health care consumers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1404 An Act relative to HIV prevention access for young adults Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1155 An Act to ensure access to generic medications Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2271 An Act promoting community immunity Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 728 An Act relative to pharmaceutical gag clauses Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1517 An Act promoting community immunity Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1123 An Act relative to pharmaceutical gag clauses Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2235 An Act to improve patient access to prescription medication Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 696 An Act to help patients and reduce healthcare costs by ensuring patient adherence to medications Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1481 An Act to restore integrity in the marketing of pharmaceutical products and medical devices Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1237 An Act relative to non-medical switching Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2403 An Act to establish a sharps stewardship program Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 756 An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2023 for the maintenance of the departments, boards, commissions, institutions, and certain activities of the Commonwealth, for interest, sinking fund, and serial bond requirements, and for certain permanent improvements Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 729 An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1307 An Act establishing a study to examine the feasibility of state manufactured generic prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 627 An Act relative to promoting healthcare access and affordability for patients Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1302 An Act relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2651 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs, and transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1053 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2071 An Act relative to opioid drug manufacturer assessments Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 644 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1405 An Act relative to HIV routine screening and care Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1069 An Act empowering health care consumers Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2228 An Act relative to the immunization registry Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 684 An Act to reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1480 An Act to prevent undue influence on prescriber behavior Oppose $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
DateRecipient nameOffice soughtAmount
01/25/2022 Mariano Committee State Representative $200.00
03/10/2022 Committee to Elect Maura T. Healey Governor $200.00
04/27/2022 Committee to Elect Kim Driscoll Lt. Governor $200.00
06/01/2022 Committee to Elect Aaron Michelwitz State Representative $200.00
  Total contributions $800.00
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