The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Based in DC

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AI Overview

With $4.6M in lobbying spend across 34 quarterly filings, The Society of Thoracic Surgeons is a significant lobbying presence. They deploy 11 individual lobbyists Their lobbying covers 11 issue areas. Active from 2018 to 2025.

$4.6M
Total Spend
8
Years Active
1
Firms Hired
11
Lobbyists Deployed
11
Issues Lobbied

Spending Trend

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YearLobbying Spend
2018$393K
2019$511K
2020$687K
2021$698K
2022$356K
2023$589K
2024$601K
2025$737K

Issues Lobbied

Health IssuesEducationTOBLabor IssuesMedicare/MedicaidTaxationBudget/AppropriationsMEDClean Air & WaterFirearmsDefense

Lobbying Firms

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Lobbyists

Courtney Yohe SavageMadeleine StirlingNicholas BeekAmanda Grimm WiegrefeKelly McconeJulie Galloway MabeusDerek BrandtHaley BrownMolly PeltzmanIain AdamsRachel Pollock

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, Education, TOB, Labor Issues, Medicare/Medicaid and 6 more

  • •American Health Care Act of 2017 (HR 1628)
  • •Health Care Safety Net Enhancement Act (HR 548)
  • •Congenital Heart Futures Reauthorization Act (S 477/HR 1222)
  • •USPSTF Transparency and Accountability Act (HR 5
  • •Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 - alternative payment models, Medicare claims data
  • •Smoking & Tobacco
  • •Lung cancer screening
  • •Reauthorization of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Resear

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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings

Last updated: February 2026

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