Top-spending lobbyists on the Medicare bill
| Company | Total | |
| 1. | AARP | $20,880,000 |
| 2. | American Medical Association (AMA) | $17,300,000 |
| 3. | Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers Of America | $16,040,000 |
| 4. | American Hospital Association | $12,480,000 |
| 5. | Merck & Co., Inc. | $7,460,000 |
| 6. | Nat'l Cmte To Preserve Social Security & Medicare | $6,780,000 |
| 7. | America's Health Insurance Plans | $5,840,000 * |
| 8. | Bristol-Myers Squibb Company | $5,320,000 |
| 9. | Seniors Coalition, The | $5,270,000 |
| 10. | GlaxoSmithKline | $4,950,000 |
| 11. | Advamed | $4,880,000 |
| 12. | Eli Lilly & Company | $4,760,000 |
| 13. | Johnson & Johnson | $4,340,000 |
| 14. | Biotechnology Industry Organization | $4,260,000 |
| 15. | National Association Of Independent Insurers | $4,111,000 |
| 16. | Blue Cross And Blue Shield Association | $3,940,000 |
| 17. | Abbott Laboratories | $3,720,000 |
| 18. | Pfizer, Inc. | $3,720,000 |
| 19. | Raytheon Company | $3,560,000 |
| 20. | Hoffman-La Roche, Inc | $3,201,693 |
| 21. | Wyeth | $3,100,000 |
| 22. | Novartis Corp | $2,977,687 |
| 23. | Aetna Inc. | $2,923,839 |
| 24. | The Procter & Gamble Company | $2,792,611 |
| 25. | Federation Of American Hospitals | $2,780,000 |
| 26. | Amgen | $2,740,000 |
| 27. | Aventis | $2,570,712 |
| 28. | Health Insurance Association Of America | $2,490,000 * |
| 29. | Aflac Inc | $2,320,000 |
| 30. | American Academy Of Family Physicians | $2,311,150 |
| 31. | American College Of Physicians | $2,120,000 |
| 32. | Baxter Healthcare Corporation | $2,100,000 |
| 33. | Cigna Corporation | $1,980,000 |
| 34. | Schering-Plough Legislative Resources L.L.C. | $1,850,000 |
| 35. | American Cancer Society, Inc. | $1,820,000 |
| 36. | American Academy Of Otolaryngology-Hns, Inc. | $1,600,000 |
| 37. | Astrazeneca | $1,520,000 |
| 38. | Bayer Corporation | $1,520,000 |
| 39. | Genzyme Corporation | $1,500,000 |
| 40. | Wellpoint Health Networks | $1,470,000 |
| 41. | Pacificare Health Systems | $1,425,000 |
| 42. | Unitedhealthcare Corp | $1,220,000 |
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* Figure represents total before end of 2003 merger of America's Health Insurance Plans and Health Insurance Association of America. Combined, the new company, now called America's Health Plans, or AHP, would rank fourth among health companies, and sixth among all companies, for 2003 spending at $8,330,000. | ||
