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Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

5,965 lobbying filings named this agency, 2025 to 2026. Those filers reported $1,115,117,789.96 of lobbying spend in total, across all the work each filing covers.

An LD-2 reports one money figure for the whole filing, covering every part of government it named. The dollar amounts here are the spend of filings that named Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), not money spent lobbying it. Money counts the latest version of each filing only; filing counts include ones a later amendment restated.

 Issues raised
  1. Health Issues 4,168 filings that named this body and this issue
  2. Medicare/Medicaid 4,047 filings that named this body and this issue
  3. Budget/Appropriations 1,386 filings that named this body and this issue
  4. Taxation/Internal Revenue Code 752 filings that named this body and this issue
  5. Pharmacy 529 filings that named this body and this issue
  6. Veterans 429 filings that named this body and this issue
  7. Trade (domestic/foreign) 407 filings that named this body and this issue
  8. Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs 329 filings that named this body and this issue
  9. Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace 326 filings that named this body and this issue
  10. Education 318 filings that named this body and this issue
  11. Defense 298 filings that named this body and this issue
  12. Insurance 269 filings that named this body and this issue
  13. Copyright/Patent/Trademark 218 filings that named this body and this issue
  14. Immigration 208 filings that named this body and this issue
  15. Government Issues 174 filings that named this body and this issue
 Filings by year
  • 2025 3,767 $711,185,538.10
  • 2026 2,198 $403,932,251.86

Bar length is filings that year against the busiest year. A year is the filing year, not the date lobbying happened.

 Clients lobbying here
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $58,010,000.00 18 filings
  3. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION $36,380,000.00 10 filings
  4. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $36,230,000.00 6 filings
  5. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS INC (AHIP) $25,560,000.00 6 filings
  6. AARP $24,690,000.00 5 filings
  7. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION $19,959,227.00 6 filings
  8. AMGEN INC $18,670,000.00 12 filings
  9. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $18,160,000.00 10 filings
  10. CVS HEALTH (AND SUBSIDIARIES) $16,580,000.00 6 filings
  11. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC $16,290,000.00 6 filings
  12. NOVARTIS $13,488,000.00 12 filings
  13. GILEAD SCIENCES INC $12,622,000.00 6 filings
  14. ORACLE CORPORATION $11,720,000.00 10 filings
  15. ELEVANCE HEALTH, INC. $11,480,000.00 6 filings
 Firms filing on their behalf
  1. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. $106,990,000.00 6 filings
  2. PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AND MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA $57,470,000.00 6 filings
  3. AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION $36,230,000.00 6 filings
  4. AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION $36,020,000.00 6 filings
  5. AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP) $25,560,000.00 6 filings
  6. AARP $24,690,000.00 5 filings
  7. TARPLIN, DOWNS & YOUNG, LLC $20,090,000.00 287 filings
  8. PHARMACEUTICAL CARE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION $19,959,227.00 6 filings
  9. AMGEN, INC. $18,310,000.00 6 filings
  10. AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC $17,680,000.00 4 filings
  11. BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS $17,150,000.00 252 filings
  12. CVS HEALTH (AND SUBSIDIARIES) $16,580,000.00 6 filings
  13. UNITEDHEALTH GROUP, INC. $16,290,000.00 6 filings
  14. NOVARTIS $13,128,000.00 6 filings
  15. GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. $12,622,000.00 6 filings

Client and firm names are the filers' own text, not deduplicated: one company can appear under several spellings.

 Bills these filings cite most 12
  • HR 1
    796 filings · An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  • HR 10136
    211 filings · Promoting Fairness for Medicare Providers Act of 2024
  • HR 879
    197 filings · Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act of 2025
  • S 1816
    194 filings · Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
  • HR 3514
    185 filings · Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
  • S 1261
    179 filings · CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
  • HR 929
    151 filings · Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
  • S 266
    150 filings · Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act
  • HCONRES 14
    145 filings · Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 20…
  • HR 5371
    125 filings · Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Vet…
  • HR 1968
    123 filings · Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
  • HR 1492
    120 filings · To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to equalize the negotiation period between s…

Bills are parsed from the filings' own activity descriptions, so this is what lobbyists wrote down, not a record of contact with this body about that bill.

 Filings that named it 5,965
Q2
VIKING NAVIGATION LLC for KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Kansas · $10,000.00 income · posted Sep 19, 2026
View → 2A
FRONTLINE PUBLIC STRATEGIES, INC. for ILLINOIS HOMECARE & HOSPICE COUNCIL
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Illinois · posted Sep 12, 2026
View → 3A
AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL for AMERICAN BENEFITS COUNCIL
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025 · District of Columbia · $330,000.00 expenses · posted Sep 10, 2026
View → 2T
SKINCURE ONCOLOGY for SKINCURE ONCOLOGY
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Illinois · $130,000.00 expenses · posted Sep 3, 2026
View → 3T
FORBES-TATE for BIO-RAD LABORATORIES
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · California · $20,000.00 income · posted Sep 2, 2026
View → Q2
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE, INC. for DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE INC
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · California · $10,000.00 expenses · posted Sep 2, 2026
View → 2A
SURESCRIPTS for SURESCRIPTS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Virginia · posted Sep 1, 2026
View → 2T
SURESCRIPTS for SURESCRIPTS
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · Virginia · Amended later · posted Sep 1, 2026
View → Q3
SURESCRIPTS for SURESCRIPTS
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Virginia · posted Sep 1, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for ASCENSION HEALTH ALLIANCE D/B/A ASCENSION
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Missouri · $40,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for CAMBER HEALTH
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · New York · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for CONNECTIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Arizona · $40,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ALABAMA
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Alabama · $20,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ELDER LAW ATTORNEYS
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Virginia · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for NATIONAL COUNCIL ON AGING
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · California · $30,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $20,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for URGENT CARE ASSOCIATION
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Illinois · $40,000.00 income · posted Aug 28, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for THE PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE VIRTUAL CARE (PAVC)
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · posted Aug 27, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for HALO MD, LLC
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Texas · $10,000.00 income · posted Aug 27, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for MDVIP
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Florida · $10,000.00 income · posted Aug 27, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for ENVISION HEALTHCARE
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · Tennessee · $10,000.00 income · posted Aug 27, 2026
View → 3T
MCDERMOTT+ for BAXTER INTERNATIONAL
3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · $10,000.00 income · posted Aug 27, 2026
View → Q2
HEALTHSPERIEN for MANAGED HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATES, INC.
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · New Jersey · posted Aug 26, 2026
View → Q2
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE
2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026 · District of Columbia · posted Aug 14, 2026
View → 1A
REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL for REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL
1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026 · District of Columbia · $30,000.00 expenses · posted Aug 12, 2026
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Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. "Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)" is the filers' own entry from the LDA's list of government bodies. Rollups on this page refresh every six hours.

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