Health Care Groups Spent $876M on Reform Lobbying
Health care interest groups paid more than $876 million from January 2009 to March 2010 to attempt to influence the debate over health reform legislation, according to a CQ MoneyLine analysis of lobbying disclosures. Drug companies spent the most, at $253 million, while hospitals spent $108 million and physicians and surgeons spent $59 million.
- "Medical Interest Spent $876 Million on Reform" (Knott/Roth, Roll Call, 5/3).