HEALTH INSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2003

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2003	—	5	3
2002	—	9	5
2001	—	6	3
2000	—	5	2
1999	—	11	4

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Health Issues	—	27
Consumer Issues/Safety/Products	—	11
Medicare/Medicaid	—	10
Torts	—	8
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	8
Insurance	—	7
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	7
Small Business	—	7
Pharmacy	—	6
Budget/Appropriations	—	6
Alcohol and Drug Abuse	—	4
Retirement	—	4
Banking	—	2
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	—	2
Veterans	—	1
Bankruptcy	—	1
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	—	1
Energy/Nuclear	—	1
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	1
Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
FIERCE, ISAKOWITZ & BLALOCK	—	16
HEALTH INSURANCE ASSN OF AMERICA	—	8
HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP	—	1
K&L GATES, LLP	—	2
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS, LLC	—	3
SHOOK, HARDY & BACON, LLP	—	5
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS	—	1

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.