25 Top Health Spenders Keep Dollars Flowing

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:30:01 GMT

Over the summer, Under the Influence profiled the 25 top-spending health care players by total lobbying expenditures for the first half of the year. On the chart below, see how much those groups dished out from July through September. Lobbying numbers reflect total lobbying activities for a given organization, and several organizations are also involved in non-health care related issues.

Several groups significantly increased lobbying spending in the third quarter over the second quarter: the Chamber of Commerce, America's Health Insurance Plans, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Academy of Family Physicians and the Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care.

Lobbying spending often fluctuates from quarter to quarter, but this year's third quarter still topped previous years. The Chamber of Commerce, for example, spent $34.7 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared with $20.6 million in the third quarter of 2008.

Not all groups upped the ante, however: Business Roundtable, for example, spent $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared with $6.1 million in the second quarter of 2009 and $2.1 million in the third quarter of 2008.

Group	Lobbying Spending, Q1 & Q2	Q3 Spending	Total
1. Chamber of Commerce	$17,426,000	34,690,000	52,116,000
2. PhRMA	13,060,000	6,790,000	19,850,000
3. AARP	9380000	5,680,000	15,060,000
4. American Medical Association	8,220,000	3,950,000	12,170,000
5. Business Roundtable	7,360,000	1,890,000	9,250,000
6. American Hospital Association	7,070,000	3,830,000	10,900,000
7. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association	4,640,000	2,120,000	6,760,000
8. America's Health Insurance Plans	3,900,000	2,410,000	6,310,000
9. Biotechnology Industry Organization	3,720,000	1,780,000	5,500,000
10. American College of Radiology Association	2,090,218	747686	2837904
11. American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network	2,000,000	1,254,000	3,254,000
12. Federation of American Hospitals	1,840,000	1,010,000	2,850,000
13. National Federation of Independent Business	1,565,402	720,874	2,286,276
14. American Dental Association	1,510,000	600,000	2,110,000
15. American Academy of Family Physicians	1,450,434	844,396	2,294,830
16. Service Employees International Union	1,382,272	776,573	2,158,845
17. American College of Emergency Physicians	1,376,138	600,395	1,976,533
18. AFSCME	1,280,000	760,000	2,040,000
19. National Association of Children's Hospitals	1,170000	480,000	1,650,000
20. American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons	1,133,000	320,000	1,453,000
21. Generic Pharmaceutical Association	1,105,926	508,363	1,614,289
22. Alliance for Quality Nursing Home Care	1,092,605	800,000	1,892,605
23. AFL-CIO	1,080,000	600,000	1,680,000
24. College of American Pathologists	775,717	195,325	971,042
25. Academy of Managed Care Physicians	675,478	169,000	844,478

Marcelo responded on December 5, 11 03:01 PM

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:01:09 GMT

Of course, the biggest players are the largest and most influential organizations in the health industry. I would like to see many of these organizations do more to improve dental health across the nation by making it easier for families and individuals to obtainaffordable dental insurance and discount dental plans.

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Under The Influence: 25 Top Health Spenders Keep Dollars Flowing

25 Top Health Spenders Keep Dollars Flowing

Marcelo responded on December 5, 11 03:01 PM

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