Lobbying

Healthcare Leadership Council's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $230K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $674K. Its first report covers Q3 2022; the issues it reports most are Health Issues and Medicare/Medicaid.

Healthcare Leadership Council

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$674K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q3 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Healthcare Leadership Council lobbying by quarter
Healthcare Leadership Council lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q3 2022$160K1
Q4 2022$353K7
Q1 2023$323K7
Q2 2023$333K7
Q3 2023$323K7
Q4 2023$333K7
Q1 2024$223K6
Q2 2024$180K5
Q3 2024$190K4
Q4 2024$180K3
Q1 2025$234K3
Q2 2025$234K3
Q3 2025$244K3
Q4 2025$224K3
Q1 2026$220K2
Q2 2026$230K2
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Medicare and Medicaid$2M · 42 reports
  • Health issues$1.8M · 58 reports
  • Pharmacy$0 · 7 reports

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

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES63 reports
  • SENATE63 reports
  • Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)20 reports
  • Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)16 reports
  • Congressional Budget Office (CBO)16 reports
  • Executive Office of the President (EOP)16 reports
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)4 reports
  • Food & Drug Administration (FDA)2 reports
  • Justice, Dept of (DOJ)2 reports
  • White House Office2 reports
  • Commerce, Dept of (DOC)1 reports
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)1 reports
  • Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)1 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-houseHealthcare Leadership Council$2.4M16 quarters
Avenue Solutions$510K9 quarters
Capitol Counsel$430K15 quarters
Tarplin, Downs & Young$400K5 quarters
The Ross Group$198K6 quarters
Platform Government Strategies$96K4 quarters
4C Communications$07 quarters
In-houseAllison + Partners$08 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
JOHN MARTINPrincipal Associate Commissioner, FDA; Legislative Director, Sen. Tom Cotton; Legislative Assistant; Sen. Tom Cotton; Legislative Assistant, Representative Tom Cotton.Q1 2025
BRAD CRONERegional Director, Healthcare Leadership CouncilQ2 2024
CHARLOTTE SPEARS IVANCICLeg. Counsel, Sen. Jim DeMint; Health Counsel, Maj. Leader Bill Frist; Counsel and Budget Analyst, House Budget Cmte.; Asst. to the Speaker for Policy, Speaker John BoehnerQ4 2023
ELIZABETH T MURRAYSenior Policy Advisor, Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer; Legislative Asst. for Rep. Mike Thompson, Rep. Bob Matsui, and Senator Bob GrahamQ4 2023
EMILY H MURRYStaff 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 PriceQ4 2023
JENNIFER B YOUNGAsst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Cmte. Staff, House Cmte. on Ways and Means; Cmte. Staff, Sen. Cmte. on FinanceQ4 2023
KIMBERLY LYNN BRANDTSr. 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 FinanceQ4 2023
LAURA FRIEDELLeg. Asst., Sen. Zell Miller, Leg. Dir., Sen. Richard Shelby, Clerk, Staff Dir., Sen. Appropriations CommitteeQ4 2023
MARGARET JOSEPHCoS for Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, CoS for Rep. Bobby Bright, CoS for Rep. Jim Matheson, Clerk for House Rules Cmte.Q4 2023
PAMELA SMITHLeg. 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-BraunQ4 2023
PETER FISEHealth Counsel for Sen. Cmte on Finance, Health Counsel for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Staff Assistant for House Cmte on Oversight & Government ReformQ4 2023
RAISSA H DOWNSPrin. Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg. - HHS; Dep. Asst. Sec. for Leg.- HHS; Staff Dir., Sub. Cmte. on Employment, Sen. HELP Cmte.Q4 2023
NICK BOUKNIGHTDeputy Chief of Staff, Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Deputy Chief of Staff/ Communications Dir., Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Press Sec., Rep. Kevin McCarthy; Press Sec., Rep. Bill Thomas; Deputy Press Sec., Ways and Means Cmte.; Press Asst., Ways and Means Cmte.Q2 2023
MICHELLE P EASTONChief Health Counsel, Sen. Cmte. on Finance; Staff Dir., Senate Aging Cmte.; Leg. Asst., Congressman Billy TauzinQ4 2022

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/29for Q1In-house$200K
07/29for Q2In-house$200K
07/19for Q2Capitol Counsel$30K
07/14for Q2In-house$200K
04/19for Q1Capitol Counsel$20K
04/02for Q1In-house$200K
01/19for Q4 2025Capitol Counsel$20K
01/16for Q4 2025In-house$180K
01/05for Q4 2025Platform Government Strategies$24K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Capitol Counsel$20K
25/10/07for Q3 2025In-house$200K
25/10/01for Q3 2025Platform Government Strategies$24K
25/07/21for Q2 2025Capitol Counsel$30K
25/07/18for Q2 2025In-house$180K
25/07/03for Q2 2025Platform Government Strategies$24K
25/04/21for Q1 2025Capitol Counsel$40K
25/04/16for Q1 2025In-house$170K
25/04/04for Q1 2025Platform Government Strategies$24K
25/01/21for Q4 2024Avenue Solutions$50K
25/01/20for Q4 2024Capitol Counsel$30K