Health Insurance Companies Political Contributions

Health and life insurers seem to spend the most on lobbying efforts while property casualty companies spend more on parties political action groups pacs and individual candidates.
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Four big insurance companies blue cross blue shield unitedhealth group cvs health and cigna and their employees have given about 4 5 million collectively in campaign contributions in the. 2020 2018 2016 2014 2012 2010 2008 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 1996 1994 1992 1990. Health net life insurance company v. The insurance industry s 10 9 million contribution puts it in.
Among the contributors to the ndc s pac are the american hospital association aha american health insurance plans ahip the american medical association anthem and aetna and that s just starting with the as. Repub source of funds. Contributions from the health insurance and pharmaceutical industries nonetheless make up a miniscule fraction of the money raised by democratic presidential hopefuls. Nationwide health insurance companies and health maintenance organizations hmos gave nearly 32 3 million at the state level from 2005 through 2008.
Combined the 2020 democrats have raised less than 600 000 from those in the two industries less than 1 percent of the total haul so far. To prove its case the organization examined the contributions that health insurance companies made to leadership pacs and campaign committees of democratic lawmakers in the house and senate. Insurance companies clearly are at the center of the debate on national health insurance and are a powerful lobby in their own right. The fact that four companies accounted for fully 26 percent of the giving by their industry however does stand out.
The presidential candidate put out a no health insurance and pharma money pledge that bars knowingly taking contributions of more than 200 from political action committees lobbyists and. Republican national committee republican.