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Story sent to us from Bee Becker "Advocate for Senior Citizens and contributer of many articles to us."

AHCA Spent $1.7M Last Year to Lobby the Government

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Feb. 27, 2008

© 2008 The Associated Press

NEW YORK — The American Health Care Association spent about $1.7 million lobbying the government last year on a variety of bills affecting health care.

The AHCA, which represents nursing homes and assisted-living facilities, spent $860,000 in the first half of 2007 and $881,000 in the second half, according to a disclosure form posted Feb. 14 by the Senate's public records office.

The organization also paid Patton Boggs LLP $160,000 in the second half to lobby the government.

The AHCA lobbied on a range of legislation including laws affecting Medicare and Medicaid.

Lobbyists are required to disclose activities that could influence members of the executive and legislative branches, under a federal law enacted in 1995.