UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER

Total Lobbying Spend

$25.1M

Filings

226

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2025

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2025	$1,250,000	9	2
2024	$1,030,000	8	2
2023	$1,020,000	8	2
2022	$1,010,000	9	2
2021	$1,020,000	8	2
2020	$1,010,000	8	2
2019	$1,020,000	8	2
2018	$1,100,000	8	2
2017	$995,000	8	2
2016	$1,010,000	8	2
2015	$990,000	8	2
2014	$1,050,000	8	2
2013	$1,110,000	8	2
2012	$1,170,000	12	3
2011	$1,170,000	15	5
2010	$1,440,000	20	5
2009	$2,021,675	27	5
2008	$1,093,160	17	3
2007	$1,040,000	6	3
2006	$520,000	11	3
2005	$980,000	4	1
2003	$200,000	1	1
2002	$440,000	2	1
2001	$940,000	2	1
1999	$500,000	3	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Medicare/Medicaid	—	170
Health Issues	—	169
Budget/Appropriations	—	161
Insurance	—	113
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	43
Disaster Planning/Emergencies	—	34
Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace	—	27
Defense	—	24
Pharmacy	—	23
Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs	—	21
Veterans	—	20
Homeland Security	—	18
Foreign Relations	—	6
Government Issues	—	2
Environment/Superfund	—	2
Immigration	—	1
Agriculture	—	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
APPO-G, LLC	—	9
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC	—	85
CLYDE H. SLEASE, III	—	7
FOUR SEASONS VENTURES, LLC	—	9
PODESTA GROUP, INC.	—	24
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER	$25,129,835	92

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.