COMMUNITY HEALTH ADVOCATES

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2006–2007

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
ALSTON & BIRD LLP	—	4

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)	3
SENATE	3
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	2
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	Medicare/Medicaid	4
Budget/Appropriations	Budget/Appropriations	1

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

H.R. 3162108th Congress

To require cigarette products to be placed under or behind the counter in retail sales.

2007 · year_end · Firm: ALSTON & BIRD LLP

Cited source text and reported amounts

H.R. 3162, The Childrens Health and Medicare Protection Act, provisions pertaining to Medicare reimbursement for Federally Qualified Health Centers.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $60,000

Matched citations: H.R. 3162

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