LobbyingBlue Cross Blue Shield Association lobbying by quarter
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $220K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $760K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Health Issues and Medicare/Medicaid.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Latest quarter
- No record
- Q3 2026 · 0 reports
- Last 12 months
- $760K
- Last 4 quarters
- vs last quarter
- −100.0%
- Q3 2026 against the quarter before
- First report
- Q4 2022
- The first quarter a report named it
Lobbying by quarter
| Quarter | Amount | Reports |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $317.5K | 6 |
| Q1 2023 | $307.5K | 6 |
| Q2 2023 | $337.5K | 6 |
| Q3 2023 | $367.5K | 6 |
| Q4 2023 | $377.5K | 6 |
| Q1 2024 | $322.5K | 6 |
| Q2 2024 | $240K | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | $240K | 4 |
| Q4 2024 | $240K | 4 |
| Q1 2025 | $290K | 4 |
| Q2 2025 | $290K | 4 |
| Q3 2025 | $280K | 4 |
| Q4 2025 | $300K | 4 |
| Q1 2026 | $240K | 4 |
| Q2 2026 | $220K | 4 |
| Q3 2026 | $0 | 0 |
By issue
- Health issues$2.1M · 69 reports
- Medicare and Medicaid$1.5M · 49 reports
- Budget and appropriations$476.7K · 15 reports
- Taxation$220K · 8 reports
- Government issues$83.3K · 5 reports
An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.
Who was lobbied
- SENATE71 reports
- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES65 reports
- Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)40 reports
- Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)16 reports
- Internal Revenue Service (IRS)15 reports
- Labor, Dept of (DOL)15 reports
- Treasury, Dept of15 reports
- White House Office11 reports
- Office of Management & Budget (OMB)5 reports
- Office of the Vice President of the United States1 reports
Firms it paid
| Firm | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tarplin, Downs & Young | $1.7M | 15 quarters |
| Avenue Solutions | $1.2M | 15 quarters |
| NVG | $710K | 15 quarters |
| Groom Law Group, Chartered | $450K | 15 quarters |
| Efb Advocacy | $200K | 6 quarters |
| Tiber Creek Group | $160K | 6 quarters |
Former officials lobbying for it
| Former position | ||
|---|---|---|
| CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCIC | Legislative Counsel, Senator Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Majority Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Committee; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John Boehner | Q2 2026 |
| ELIZABETH T MURRAY | Senior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob Graham | Q2 2026 |
| EMILY H MURRY | Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Health, W&M Cmte; Sr. Policy Advisor, Majority Leader McCarthy; Policy Advisor, Majority Whip McCarthy; Professional Staff, Republican Study Cmte.; Leg. Aid, Rep. Ken Calvert; Leg. Asst., Rep. Tom Price | Q2 2026 |
| JENNIFER B YOUNG | Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on Finance | Q2 2026 |
| PAMELA SMITH | Leg. Dir., Sen. Tom Harkin; Dep. Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Staff Dir., Senate HELP Cmte; Counselor to the Asst. AG, Civil Div., Dept of Justice; Spec Counsel, Ofc of Leg. Affairs, Dept of Justice; Counsel and LA, Senator Carol Moseley-Braun | Q2 2026 |
| PARICK BRAERTON CARROLL | Leg Asst. Rep. Ray LaHood, Leg Dir. Rep. Kevin Yoder, PSM Senate Appropriations Cmte. | Q2 2026 |
| PETER FISE | Health Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on Oversight & Government Reform | Q2 2026 |
| RAISSA H DOWNS | Prin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte. | Q2 2026 |
| LAURA FRIEDEL | Leg. Asst., Sen. Zell Miller, Leg. Dir., Sen. Richard Shelby, Clerk, Staff Dir., Sen. Appropriations Committee | Q3 2025 |
| SANTIAGO GONZALEZ | Legislative Director/Sr. Policy Adviser/Legislative Asst., Senator Michael Bennet; Policy Adviser, Rep. Jason Crow; Legislative Aide/Legislative Correspondent, Senator Heidi Heitkamp; Health Fellow, Senator Michael Bennet | Q3 2025 |
| MATTHEW FUENTES | LA - Senate Democratic Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer; LA - Senate Democratic Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer; Legislative Aide - Sen. Chuck Schumer; Research Assistant - Senate Finance Committee (Sen. Ron Wyden) | Q1 2025 |
| KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDT | Sr. Counsel and Dir. External Affairs - HHS OIG; Prin. Dep. Administrator for Policy and Operations and Dir. of Medicare Program Integrity - CMS; Chief Oversight and General Counsel - Senate Cmte. on Finance | Q4 2024 |
| MARGARET JOSEPH | CoS for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Bobby Bright, CoS for Rep. Jim Matheson, Clerk for House Rules Cmte. | Q2 2023 |
| MICHELLE P EASTON | Chief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy Tauzin | Q4 2022 |
Lobbying reports
| Filed by | ||
|---|---|---|
| 08/06for Q3 | Raab Government Strategies | Under $5,000 |
| 07/20for Q2 | NVG | $30K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $110K |
| 07/20for Q2 | Avenue Solutions | $80K |
| 07/17for Q2 | Groom Law Group, Chartered | Under $5,000 |
| 04/20for Q1 | Groom Law Group, Chartered | $20K |
| 04/20for Q1 | NVG | $30K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Avenue Solutions | $80K |
| 04/20for Q1 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $110K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Groom Law Group, Chartered | $60K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | NVG | $50K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $110K |
| 01/20for Q4 2025 | Avenue Solutions | $80K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | NVG | $50K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Groom Law Group, Chartered | $40K |
| 25/10/20for Q3 2025 | Avenue Solutions | $80K |
| 25/10/15for Q3 2025 | Tarplin, Downs & Young | $110K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Groom Law Group, Chartered | $50K |
| 25/07/21for Q2 2025 | Avenue Solutions | $80K |
| 25/07/20for Q2 2025 | NVG | $50K |