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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2020 - 06/30/2020
Lobbyist name Joshua Harrell   
Business name Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
Address 776 East 5th Street   
City, state, zip code South Boston, MA 02127         
Country USA
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: $19,062.50
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
House Bill 629 An Act relative to pharmaceutical pricing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1168 An Act establishing a commission to review contracts between pharmaceutical benefit managers and MassHealth Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 552 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 712 An Act to promote transparency and prevent price gouging of pharmaceutical drug prices Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1703 An Act relative to opioid drug manufacturer assessments Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2418 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 898 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 915 An Act ensuring access to medications Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1178 An Act relative to promoting transparency in the pharmaceutical industry Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 561 An Act empowering health care consumers Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 715 An Act relative to pharmaceutical price transparency and cost sharing Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1718 An Act relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4000 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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 916 An Act relative to co-pay assistance Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1193 An Act providing for the establishment of a drug cost review commission Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 570 An Act relative to out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drug coverage Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 721 An Act relative to mandatory prescription drug coverage Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1848 An Act improving public health through immunizations Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2433 An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1016 An Act establishing a commission to study maximum allowable costs lists Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3551 An Act to promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 652 An Act relative to pharmaceutical "gag clauses" Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1235 An Act relative to step therapy and patient safety Support $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Monitoring Health Policy Commission implementation 958 CMR 12.00, Drug Pricing Review Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Office of the Governor Monitoring Governor Baker’s COVID- Order No. 13, which designated certain COVID Essential Services temporarily closed the brick and mortar premises of businesses and organizations that do not provide COVID-19 Essential Services, and prohibited gatherings of more than 10 people Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1088 An Act relative to prescription drug access Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3800 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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
Senate Bill 653 An Act relative to prescription drug pricing Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1295 An Act to reduce healthcare costs by promoting non-biased prescriber education Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4134 An Act to improve health care by investing in VALUE Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Office of the Governor Monitoring Governor Baker’s COVID-Order No. 21, 30, and 32 which extended the period in which COVID-19 Order No. 13 would continue to restrict the operation of businesses and organizations that do not provide COVID-19 Essential Services Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 949 An Act relative to non-medical switching Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1860 An Act relative to the dispensing of prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 601 An Act to reduce the cost of pharmacy benefits Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1218 An Act relative to sharps stewardship Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1264 An Act relative to preventing cancers caused by human papilloma virus Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 2 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2021 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 959 An Act requiring continual coverage of prescription medication Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1930 An Act providing for unused medication return by health care facilities Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 611 An Act to promote value-based insurance design in the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 733 An Act relative to consumer protection for prescription drug purchases Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1711 An Act relative to the establishment of and payments into an opioid stewardship fund Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2769 An Act Putting Patients First Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1013 An Act relative to pharmaceutical gag clauses Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3481 An Act to ensure the fair, transparent and patient-focused use of health technology assessments by the Commonwealth Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 646 An Act to strengthen pharmacy benefit management Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1206 An Act to ensure the fair, transparent and patient-focused use of health technology assessments by the Commonwealth Support $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Monitoring Executive Office of Health & Human Services implementation 101 CMR 801.00: Drug Manufacturer Negotiations and Accountability Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Office of the Governor Monitoring March 10, Governor Baker’s – State of Emergency to respond to Covid-19 Order Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1111 An Act allowing for retail pharmacy discounts and co-pay assistance Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3801 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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
Senate Bill 654 An Act to strengthen pharmacy benefit management Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1301 An Act to prevent undue influence on prescriber behavior Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2397 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Office of the Governor Monitoring Governor Baker’s COVID-Order No. 33, which authorized the re-opening of certain brick-and-mortar premises designated as Phase I workplace Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1162 An Act to promote transparency in prescription drug prices Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 541 An Act relative to co-pay assistance Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 703 An Act to define modest meals and refreshments in prescriber education settings Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2235 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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 4132 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Monitoring MassHealth (Executive Office of Health and Human Services) COVID19 Emergency Waivers - bulletins 21, 22 removal of Prior Authorization on Certain Therapeutic Classes; Utilization Management Related to COVID-19, Relaxing referral and prior approval requirements and procedures-updated-covera
ge-and-payment-policies 		Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1133 An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3877 An Act relative to capping the price of life saving prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 683 An Act establishing medicare for all in Massachusetts Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1304 An Act to restore integrity in the marketing of pharmaceutical products and medical devices Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2409 An Act relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Office of the Governor Monitoring Governor Baker’s COVID-Order No. 35, clarifying the progression of the Commonwealth’s Phased Workplace Re-Opening Plan and Authorizing certain re-opening preparations at Phase II workplaces Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 926 An Act relative to consumer deductibles Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1853 An Act relative to fail first and patient safety Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 582 An Act ensuring access to medications Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 728 An Act providing affordable access to generic medicines Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 154 An Act relative to bad faith assertions of patent infringement Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4228 An Act relative to fail first and patient safety Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1 making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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 1167 An Act relative to prescription drug price transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 543 An Act reducing health care costs through improved medication management Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 706 An Act to ensure prescription drug cost transparency and affordability Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 92 An Act relative to improving treatment and continuity of care for patients living with HIV Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2378 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Department of Public Health (DPH) Monitoring the Department of Public Health emergency order regarding modifications to pharmacy practice Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1148 An Act regarding Massachusetts drug price relief Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 3 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2020 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
Senate Bill 695 An Act to improve the accessibility and affordability of pharmaceutical drugs of public health concern Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1352 An Act establishing a special commission to study and recommend improvements in the delivery of prescription drug benefits for the citizens of the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4246 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Monitoring MassHealth Coverage and Reimbursement Policy for Services Related to COVID-19, All Provider Bulletin 289 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1154 An Act to reduce drug costs through transparency Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 159 An Act to protect innovation and entrepreneurship in the Commonwealth Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 696 An Act to promote transparency and cost control of pharmaceutical drug prices Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1701 An Act to eliminate the tax deduction for direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical marketing Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4127 An Act making appropriations for the fiscal year 2019 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects Neutral $0.00 N/A
Executive Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) Monitoring MassHealth Coverage and Reimbursement Policy for Services Related to COVID-19 , All Provider Bulletin 291 Neutral $0.00 N/A
House Bill 996 An Act to extend coverage for any willing provider to qualify as a mental health professional Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 1972 An Act to permit the wholesale importation of prescription drugs into the Commonwealth Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 640 An Act to ensure access to generic medications Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1149 An Act strengthening prescription drug safety and drug stewardship Oppose $0.00 N/A
Executive Massachusetts Health Policy Commission (HPC) Monitoring the Health Policy Commission implementation of Chapter 363 of the Acts of 2018, An Act Extending the Authorization for the use of certain discount vouchers for prescription drugs Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2796 An Act Putting Patients First Neutral $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
01/20/2020 James Murphy (13724) House, 4th Norfolk $200.00
  Total contributions $200.00
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