Houston Methodist Hospital

Healthcare system of hospitals, emerg cntrs, PT clinics, research facilities & medical edu

Based in TX

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AI Overview

With $980K in lobbying spend across 21 quarterly filings, Houston Methodist Hospital is an active lobbying client. They deploy 28 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 3 issue areas. Active from 2021 to 2025.

$980K
Total Spend
5
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
28
Lobbyists Deployed
3
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2021$180K
2022$200K
2023$200K
2024$200K
2025$200K

Issues Lobbied

Health IssuesMedicare/MedicaidBudget/Appropriations

Lobbying Firms

Mehlman Consulting, INC.

Lobbyists

Dean RosenDavid ThomasElise Finley PickeringDavid CastagnettiBruce MehlmanSage EastmanSteve HaroLauren AronsonMichael RobinsonConstantine HingsonHelen TolarNichole DistefanoMckenzie BricePaul ThornellStephen CoteAlexander PerkinsVictoria FloodRosemary GutierrezZachary MalloveCaitlin Van SantLisa GoldmanAlyene MlinarErica ChabotAnnie WolfNaveen ParmarJon AdameJoseph BrownEarl Flood

Government Agencies Targeted

These are the government entities that Houston Methodist Hospital disclosed contacting in their lobbying filings.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSENATECenters For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
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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, Budget/Appropriations

Health care policy issues impacting hospitals and academic medical centers

COVID-19 response

General hospital policies

H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; P.L. 117-2

H.R. 1868 - To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes

COVID-19 response

General hospital policies

H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; P.L. 117-2

Labor-HHS FY2022 Appropriations.

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Last updated: February 2026

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