Lobbying

Ascension Health Alliance D/B/A Ascension's latest lobbying report covers Q3 2026, at $40K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $2.1M. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Health Issues and Medicare/Medicaid.

Ascension Health Alliance D/B/A Ascension

Latest quarter
$40K
Q3 2026 · 1 reports
Last 12 months
$2.1M
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−94.5%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Ascension Health Alliance D/B/A Ascension lobbying by quarter
Ascension Health Alliance D/B/A Ascension lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$370K2
Q1 2023$340K2
Q2 2023$360K2
Q3 2023$900K2
Q4 2023$300K2
Q1 2024$373K2
Q2 2024$360K2
Q3 2024$860K2
Q4 2024$810K2
Q1 2025$460K2
Q2 2025$1.4M2
Q3 2025$610K2
Q4 2025$545K2
Q1 2026$750K2
Q2 2026$726.8K2
Q3 2026$40K1

By issue

  • Health issues$2.6M · 31 reports
  • Medicare and Medicaid$2.6M · 31 reports
  • Pharmacy$2.1M · 15 reports
  • Budget and appropriations$1.4M · 9 reports
  • Taxation$346.1K · 3 reports
  • Accounting$111.1K · 1 reports
  • Immigration$51.7K · 1 reports
  • Insurance$51.7K · 1 reports
  • Labor, antitrust and workplace$51.7K · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES31 reports
  • SENATE31 reports
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)24 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)24 reports
  • Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)18 reports
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseAscension Health Alliance D/B/A Ascension$8.2M15 quarters
McDermott+$940K16 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
DEBRA CURTIS1998-2013: Legislative Director, Chief of Staff, Rep. Pete Stark; jointly Professional Staff on Committee on Ways and Means, Health SubcommitteeQ3 2026
RODNEY WHITLOCK2011-2015: Health Policy Director, Sen. Chuck Grassley; 2005-2010: Health Policy Advisor, Senate Finance Committee; 2003-2005: Legislative Director, Rep. Charlie Norwood; 1997-2002: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Charlie NorwoodQ3 2026
JOSEPH LUSTIG2019-2020: Senior Policy Advisor, 2017-2019: Policy Advisor, 2015-2017: Legislative Assistant, 2014-2015: Legislative Correspondent, 2014: Staff Assistant, Rep. Cedric L. RichmondQ4 2025
MARK HAYES2004-2010:Health Policy Director & 2002-2004:Health Policy Advisor, Sen Finance Cmte; 2001-2002: Sr Health Policy Advsr, Sen. Snowe; 2001:Health Policy Advsr, Sen HELP Cmte; 94-95:Sr Advisor, Sen Sm Bus. Cmte; 94-99:LA 89-90:Staff Asst, Sen. BondQ4 2025
DANIELLE WHITE2010: Intern, Senate HELP Committee; 2005-2006: Scheduler, Rep. Nancy Johnson; 2004-2005: Staff Assistant, Rep. Nancy JohnsonQ3 2023

Lobbying reports

Filed by
08/28for Q3McDermott+$40K
07/16for Q2In-house$666.8K
07/06for Q2McDermott+$60K
04/19for Q1In-house$690K
04/15for Q1McDermott+$60K
01/16for Q4 2025In-house$485K
01/13for Q4 2025McDermott+$60K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$550K
25/10/15for Q3 2025McDermott+$60K
25/09/19for Q4 2024In-house$750K
25/07/21for Q2 2025In-house$1.3M
25/07/08for Q2 2025McDermott+$60K
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$400K
25/04/09for Q1 2025McDermott+$60K
25/01/21for Q4 2024In-house$750K
25/01/17for Q4 2024McDermott+$60K
24/10/21for Q3 2024In-house$800K
24/10/03for Q3 2024McDermott+$60K
24/07/22for Q2 2024In-house$300K
24/07/17for Q2 2024McDermott+$60K