AdvaMed's government affairs guru J.C. Scott has been named a "top lobbyist"
by CEO Update, a publication that covers the trade association industry.
Scott received praised
by the publication for his work on efforts to repeal the medical device tax,.
He was one of only two healthcare related lobbyists on the list.
"[Scott] built bipartisan support for repealing the medical device
tax, resulting in a nonbinding 79-20 Senate vote,"the publication
wrote. "Helped lead Hill efforts to reauthorize user fees, and
then to allow FDA to spend the full amount collected."
AdvaMed hired Scott
away from the American Council of Life Insurers 2 years ago. He is a Capitol
Hill veteran, having cut his teeth on the Hill as deputy director for policy at
the House Republican Conference and in a number of capacities for
Rep. Deborah Pryce (R-Ohio) before spending seven years at ACLI.
His
predecessor, Brett Loper,
left Advamed in early 2011 to become the policy director for House Speaker
John Boehner (R-Ohio).
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