Oregon Health Forum, March 1998
http://www.healthforum.org/march.html


$2.4 million went toward lobbying in 1997

Oregon's health care industry spent $2.4 million on lobbying
during 1997, according to employer reports filed with the Oregon
Government Standards and Practices Commission. Of that $2.4
million, 23 percent was spent by health insurers ($532,1000),
with Regence BlueCross BlueShield taking the lead. The
pharmaceutical industry accounted for 11 percent ($269,510).

Oregon Health Forum lists how much 21 major health care
organizations spent on lobbying over the past three years. The
Oregon Assn. of Hospitals and Health Systems and the Oregon
Medical Assn. were the top two spenders.