AMERICAN ASSN OF PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2003

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2003	—	2	1
2002	—	4	2
2000	—	5	1
1999	—	2	1

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

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	6
SENATE	6
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	4
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	3
White House Office	3

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	Health Issues	6
Torts	Torts	2
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	2
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	2
Pharmacy	Pharmacy	2
Education	Education	1
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	1
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	1

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