Although health IT advocacy groups and vendors have spent less on lobbying efforts in recent quarters because the Trump administration has eased up on regulations, their year-over-year spending is still on the up, according to Politico Morning eHealth newsletter.
According to third quarter disclosure reports filed Friday, the number of groups lobbying for the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act fell by nearly a third, from 80 groups last year to 54 groups this year. Combined, these groups spent $14.4 million lobbying various issues in the third quarter of 2017, compared to $27.5 million in the same period last year.
Lobbying efforts for meaningful use also fell from 60 groups in last year's third quarter to 32 groups this period, while telehealth lobbying efforts remained nearly the same.
Here is how much health IT spent on lobbying in the third quarter of 2017, as reported by Politico.
1. American Medical Association: $4.9 million (compared to $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2016)
2. American Hospital Association: $4.5 million (compared to $4.1 million in the third quarter of 2016)
3. AdvaMed: $760,000 (compared to $700,000 in the third quarter of 2016)
4. athenahealth: $160,000 (compared to $140,000 in the third quarter of 2016)
5. Cerner: $150,000 (compared to $40,000 in the third quarter of 2016)
6. Alliance for Connected Care: $75,000 (compared to $80,000 in the third quarter of 2016)
7. Teladoc: $50,000 (compared to $50,000 in the third quarter of 2016)
8. Epic: $36,000 (compared to $36,000 in the third quarter of 2016)
9. College of Healthcare Information Management Executives: $15,000 (compared to $10,000 in the third quarter of 2016)
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