AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION

Total Lobbying Spend

$68.8M

Filings

571

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$2,690,000	33	9
2024	$4,070,000	38	11
2023	$4,150,000	35	9
2022	$3,990,000	43	11
2021	$3,740,000	44	11
2020	$3,950,000	44	12
2019	$4,900,000	44	11
2018	$3,860,000	42	10
2017	$4,720,000	40	11
2016	$3,720,000	30	7
2015	$4,720,000	30	7
2014	$4,390,000	27	6
2013	$1,880,000	24	7
2012	$1,820,000	13	3
2011	$2,180,000	19	4
2010	$1,940,000	16	4
2009	$1,700,000	12	3
2008	$2,070,000	15	4
2007	$3,482,000	10	3
2006	$1,800,000	2	1
2004	$610,000	2	1
2003	$610,000	2	1
2002	$305,000	1	1
2001	$305,000	1	1
2000	$610,000	2	1
1999	$610,000	2	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	—	424
Health Issues	—	316
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	115
Veterans	—	83
Budget/Appropriations	—	78
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	75
Immigration	—	65
Housing	—	50
Pharmacy	—	48
Science/Technology	—	43
Insurance	—	32
Torts	—	28
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	—	17
Retirement	—	12
Homeland Security	—	1
Trade (domestic/foreign)	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
WHEAT GOVERNMENT RELATIONS	—	29
ALSTON & BIRD LLP	—	16
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ	—	13
BALLARD PARTNERS	—	29
BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS	—	54
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC	—	67
DB3, LLC (FKA THE DASCHLE GROUP)	—	3
EMERGENT STRATEGIES	—	23
ICE MILLER LLP	—	16
LESTER HEALTH LAW PLLC	—	34
LINCOLN POLICY GROUP	—	24
OGR	—	22
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	21
REED SMITH LLP	—	30
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	5

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.