NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Lobbying Spend

$4.0M

Filings

170

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2026

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2026	$60,000	3	1
2025	$80,000	4	1
2024	$120,000	4	1
2023	$120,000	4	1
2022	$120,000	4	1
2021	$150,000	5	1
2020	$150,000	5	1
2019	$120,000	4	1
2018	$120,000	4	1
2017	$120,000	4	1
2016	$120,000	4	1
2015	$120,000	4	1
2014	$160,000	5	1
2013	$160,000	7	2
2012	$160,000	8	2
2011	$250,000	10	2
2010	$160,000	9	2
2009	$160,000	9	3
2008	$240,000	14	3
2007	$160,000	6	3
2006	$160,000	6	3
2005	$80,000	5	4
2004	$160,000	6	4
2003	$120,000	6	3
2002	$400,000	8	4
2001	$100,000	7	5
2000	—	7	4
1999	$180,000	8	5

Hired Firms

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	$4,050,000	96
CAPITOL ASSOCIATES, INC.	—	20
CAPITOL HEALTH GROUP, LLC	—	36
DEWEY BALLANTINE LLP	—	3
STEELMAN HEALTH STRATEGIES	—	4
O'NEILL, ATHY & CASEY, P.C.	—	8
ALSTON & BIRD LLP	—	2
FOLEY & LARDNER LLP	—	1

Government Bodies Lobbied

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	149
SENATE	143
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	78
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	58
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	37
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	30
Government Accountability Office (GAO)	30
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)	30
Office of Management & Budget (OMB)	30
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ)	29
Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)	14
Defense, Dept of (DOD)	11
Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)	10
Army, Dept of (Other)	9
Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)	9
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)	9
Energy, Dept of	8
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)	5
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)	3
Food & Drug Administration (FDA)	1

Top Issues

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	140
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	118
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	93
Defense	Defense	71
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	12
Veterans	Veterans	2
Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation	1
Education	Education	1

Bills Explicitly Cited (25)

Bill numbers found in source-reported LDA specific issue text; broad topic matches are excluded

H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor the following: H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9260

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Monitor the following: H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9495

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Monitor H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, Regenerative medicine related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9495

H.R. 9504119th Congress

Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act

2026 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Monitor the following: Site neutral related issues. Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues 340B related issues H.R.9504, Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act, Entirety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9504

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H.R. 9260119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor the following: H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9260

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Monitor H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, Regenerative medicine related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9495

H.R. 9495119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor the following: H.R.9495, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2027, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.9260, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027. Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9495

H.R. 9504119th Congress

Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act

2026 · second_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

Monitor the following: Site neutral related issues. Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues 340B related issues H.R.9504, Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act, Entirety

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.9504

H.R. 3178119th Congress

Save Healthcare Workers Act

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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H.R.4731, Resident Physician Storage Reduction Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act, Entirety Site Neutral related issues Site Neutral related issues: H.R.5340/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3178

H.R. 4016119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.5304/s.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4016

H.R. 4016119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4016

H.R. 4731119th Congress

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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H.R.4731, Resident Physician Storage Reduction Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act, Entirety Site Neutral related issues Site Neutral related issues: H.R.5340/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4731

H.R. 5304119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.5304/s.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5304

H.R. 5340119th Congress

To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4731, Resident Physician Storage Reduction Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act, Entirety Site Neutral related issues Site Neutral related issues: H.R.5340/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5340

S. 2572119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2572

S. 2572119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.5304/s.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2572

S. 2587119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4731, Resident Physician Storage Reduction Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act, Entirety Site Neutral related issues Site Neutral related issues: H.R.5340/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2587

S. 2587119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · fourth_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues. H.R.5304/s.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: s.2587

H.R. 3178119th Congress

Save Healthcare Workers Act

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4731, Resident Physician Storage Reduction Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act, Entirety Site Neutral related issues Monitor the following H.R.5340/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.3178

H.R. 4016119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4016

H.R. 4016119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues. Monitor h.r.5304/S.2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4016

H.R. 4731119th Congress

Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4731, Resident Physician Storage Reduction Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act, Entirety Site Neutral related issues Monitor the following H.R.5340/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.4731

H.R. 5304119th Congress

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

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Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues. Monitor h.r.5304/S.2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues.

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: h.r.5304

H.R. 5340119th Congress

To prohibit the disclosure of records by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development of individuals for the purposes of immigration enforcement, and for other purposes.

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4731, Resident Physician Storage Reduction Act of 2025, Entirety H.R.3178, Save Healthcare Workers Act, Entirety Site Neutral related issues Monitor the following H.R.5340/S.2587, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2026, Medical Center related issues Public Law 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Medical Center related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: H.R.5340

S. 2572119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

2025 · third_quarter · Firm: NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Open original LDA filing ↗

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R.4016/S.2572, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, FY2026, Regenerative medicine related issues

Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: —

Matched citations: S.2572

Source: Senate LDA

NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL — Lobbying Disclosure | Poliscope