American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (Aahks)
Association to advance hip and knee patient care through education and advocacy
Based in IL
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AI Overview
With $960K in lobbying spend across 32 quarterly filings, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (Aahks) is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 2 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.
$960K
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
2
Lobbyists Deployed
2
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $120K |
| 2019 | $120K |
| 2020 | $120K |
| 2021 | $120K |
| 2022 | $120K |
| 2023 | $120K |
| 2024 | $120K |
| 2025 | $120K |
Issues Lobbied
Lobbying Firms
Lobbyists
What They Lobby About
These are actual descriptions from their quarterly lobbying disclosure filings, summarizing what they lobbied Congress and federal agencies about.Issue areas: Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid
- •Advancing hip and knee patient care. Perioperative optimization.
- •Models of care for hip and knee replacement. Inpatient/outpatient determination for TKA procedures coming off the IPO list. 2 midnight rule application. CMS Comprehensive Joint Replacement (CJR) model
- •Advancing hip and knee patient care. Perioperative optimization. Post-surgical pain management best practices.
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Last updated: February 2026
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