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If you want to know why the problem is hard to fix: healthcare companies spend $660,000,000 each year in lobbying. That’s more than $1,000,000 per member of
by mdnahas 1y ago
If you want to know why the problem is hard to fix: healthcare companies spend $660,000,000 each year in lobbying. That’s more than $1,000,000 per member of Congress.
http://michaeldnahas.com/blog/numbers_that_matter/2019-9-15_healthcare_lobbying.html http://michaeldnahas.com/blog/numbers_that_matter/2019-9-15_...
- mdnahas 1y agoHere is the direct link to OpenSecret’s report on the Health sector. My blog post is out of date. Total lobbying is now $750,000,000. And that doesn’t count $420,000,000 in campaign spending. https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus?cycle=2024&ind=H https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus?cycle=2024&ind=...