Most popular lobbying firms for Medicare
According to 2003 House and Senate records, the Globe found that 939 individual companies filed 1,334 unique lobbying disclosure reports using the Medicare code.
| Registrant lobbying firm (Ranked by no. of clients) | No. of clients | Total paid by clients in 2003 | |
| 1. | Strategic Health Care | 24 1 | $0 |
| 2. | Mcdermott, Will, & Emery | 22 | $880,000 |
| 3. | Nusgart Consulting, Llc. | 21 | $610,000 |
| 4. | Patton Boggs, Llp | 21 | $3,050,000 |
| 5. | Marc Associates, Inc. | 20 | $1,060,000 |
| 6. | Capitol Health Group, Llc | 17 | $1,590,000 |
| 7. | Marc B. Samuels | 17 | $740,000 |
| 8. | Baker Healthcare Consulting, Inc. | 16 | $270,000 |
| 9. | Ropes & Gray Llp | 15 | $650,000 |
| 10. | Alston & Bird | 14 2 | $20,000 |
| 11. | Foley Hoag, Llp | 13 | $1,090,000 |
| 12. | Hogan & Hartson, Llp | 13 | $1,460,000 |
| 13. | Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P. | 12 | $2,070,000 |
| 14. | Arent Fox Kintner Plotkin & Kahn, Pllc | 12 | $1,220,000 |
| 15. | Hart Health Strategies | 12 | $1,760,000 |
| 16. | Capitol Associates, Inc. | 11 | $1,250,000 |
| 17. | Debrunner & Associates | 11 | $1,140,358 |
| 18. | Powers, Pyles, Sutter & Verville, Pc | 11 | $490,000 |
| 19. | Hc Associates, Inc. | 10 | $1,720,000 |
| 20. | Bergner, Bockorny, Castagnetti, Hawkins & Brain | 10 | $1,360,000 |
| 21. | Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc. | 10 | $1,070,000 |
| 22. | Barbour Griffith & Rogers, Inc. | 9 | $2,110,000 |
| 23. | Clark & Weinstock | 9 | $1,720,000 |
| 24. | Greenberg Traurig, Llp | 9 | $590,000 |
| 25. | Jorden Burt, Llp | 9 | $700,000 |
| 26. | Arnold & Porter | 8 | $270,000 |
| 27. | Bksh & Associates | 8 | $890,000 |
| 28. | Policy Directions Inc. | 8 | $460,000 |
| 29. | Ricchetti, Inc. | 8 | $1,295,000 |
| 30. | Shawpittman, Llp | 8 | $470,000 |
| 31. | Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal, Llp | 8 | $170,000 |
| 32. | Timmons And Company, Inc. | 8 | $1,100,000 |
| 33. | Washington Council Ernst & Young | 8 | $1,420,000 |
| 34. | Broydrick & Assoc | 7 | $220,000 |
| 35. | Hunton & Williams | 7 | $960,000 |
| 36. | Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy, Llp | 7 | $570,000 |
| 37. | Reed Smith, Llp | 7 | $660,000 |
| 38. | Vinson & Elkins Llp | 7 | $180,000 |
| 39. | Williams & Jensen, Pc | 7 | $1,140,000 |
| 40. | Downey Mcgrath Group, Inc. | 6 | $520,000 |
| 41. | Fierce, Isakowitz & Blalock | 6 | $580,000 |
| 42. | Health Policy Alternatives, Inc. | 6 | $640,000 |
| 43. | Health Policy Source, Inc. | 6 | $430,000 |
| 44. | Jefferson Government Relations, L.L.C. | 6 | $290,000 |
| 45. | B&D Sagamore | 5 | $790,000 |
| 46. | Cavarocchi Ruscio Dennis Associates | 5 | $286,000 |
| 47. | Holland & Knight, Llp | 5 | $290,000 |
| 48. | Jennings Policy Strategies, Inc. | 5 | $640,000 |
| 49. | Susan J. White & Associates, Inc. | 5 | $380,000 |
| 50. | The Mcmanus Group | 5 3 | $0 |
| 51. | Wexler & Walker Public Policy Associates | 5 | $760,000 |
| 52. | Winston & Strawn, Llp | 5 | $690,000 |
1 All clients registered in 2004 2 13 of 14 registered in 2004 3 All 2004 registrations | |||
