Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
Health care interests
Based in IL
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AI Overview
With $610K in lobbying spend across 13 quarterly filings, Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is an active lobbying client. Their lobbying covers 5 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2020.
$610K
Total Spend
3
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
9
Lobbyists Deployed
5
Issues Lobbied
Spending Trend
View as table
| Year | Lobbying Spend |
|---|---|
| 2018 | $250K |
| 2019 | $200K |
| 2020 | $160K |
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: Medicare/Medicaid, Health Issues, Pharmacy, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation
- •Medicare/Medicaid Issues: Chronic care improvement ideas; Medicare A & B; Delivery System Reforms; Benefit Restructuring ;
- •Medigap; Medicare Adva
- •Affordable Care Act Issues: Small group expansion; Risk Corridors; Delivery system reform; Consumer experience; Back end issues; Implementation i
- •Laboratory developed tests
- •21st Century Cures
- •HR 6 21st Century Cures Act Introduced May 19, 2015 by Fred Upton (RMI)
- •This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the National Institu
- •ACA Risk Corridors, Federal Health Employee Benefit Program (FEHBP) offerings; Government contribution to FEHBP premiums;
- •Reinsurance; Regional PPO Language;
- •Health Insurance Tax; IRC section 833(b) tax provisions; Medical Loss Ratio definition to qualify for 833(b) tax deduction; Tax ID
- •number reporting; Cadilla
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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