American Osteopathic Association
AOA represents more than 137,000 osteopathic physicians & medical students
Based in DC
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AI Overview
With $2.3M in lobbying spend across 29 quarterly filings, American Osteopathic Association is a significant lobbying presence. They deploy 12 individual lobbyists
$2.3M
Total Lobbying Spend
29
Quarterly Filings
1
Lobbying Firms Used
12
Individual Lobbyists
Spending by Year
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2019 | $400K |
| 2020 | $240K |
| 2021 | $320K |
| 2022 | $400K |
| 2023 | $320K |
| 2024 | $320K |
| 2025 | $320K |
Lobbying Firms
TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC
What They Lobby For
- Healthcare access, access, quality & affordability; opioids; graduate medical education
- Medicare physician payment, prescription drug access and affordability, education and outreach Graduate Medical Education osteopathic manipulative treatment opioid alternatives MedPAC
- H.J.Res. 31 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
- Health care access and affordability, pre-exiting conditions, risk adjustment, opioids, surprise billing, workforce reauthorizations Veterans' Health Care
- Health care access and affordability, pre-exiting conditions, risk adjustment, opioids, workforce reauthorizations Veterans' Health Care, Medicare physician payment reform, physician workforce S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act
- Medicare physician payment, prescription drug access and affordability, education and outreach Graduate Medical Education osteopathic manipulative treatment opioid alternatives MedPAC Resident Physician Shortage
- H.R. 2740 - HHS Appropriations, 2020
- Health care access and affordability, pre-exiting conditions, risk adjustment, opioids, workforce reauthorizations, NIH, FDA Veterans' Health Care, Medicare physician payment reform, physician workforce S. 1895 - Lower Health Care Costs Act
- H.R. 2740 - HHS Appropriations, 2020 H.R. 4378 - Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act
- H.R. 2740 - HHS Appropriations, 2020 H.R. 4378 - Continuing Appropriations Act and Health Extenders Act H.R. 1865 - Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055 - Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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