ADVOCATE HEALTH (FKA ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH, INC.)

Lobbying for ADVOCATE HEALTH (FKA ADVOCATE AURORA HEALTH, INC.)

Filing 1st Quarter - Amendment

Reporting period

1st Quarter 2026

Jan 1 - Mar 31 · Posted Apr 24, 2026

Expenses

$1,170,000.00

What this organization spent lobbying with its own staff. Reported using A: the three LDA methods count different costs, so an expenses figure is not comparable across filers that used different ones.

Client based in

Illinois

Official filing document

Lobbyists on this filing 1

MEAGAN THOMPSON

Previously held: Sr Policy Advisor, Fellow: Rep. Robin Kelly; Sr Leg. Asst., Leg. Asst.: Rep. Sean Casten

A "covered position" is a government job the lobbyist held in the 20 years before registering, which the law requires them to name. See the revolving door for former members of Congress across all filings.

Government bodies contacted 3

Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SENATE

The chambers, agencies and offices the filer named. It does not say who inside them was contacted, or when.

Lobbying activity 2

Medicare/Medicaid

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation; Drug Pricing and Medicare Parts B and D; Medicaid Funding; Medicare Advantage; Medicare Hospital/Provider Reimbursement Policy; Medicare Regulatory Reform; Medicare Shared Savings Program; 340B Drug Pricing Program

Health Issues

340B Drug Pricing Program; Alternative Payment Models; Anti-Kickback Statute Reform; Artificial Intelligence; Behavioral Health; COVID-19; Drug Pricing; Emergency Provider Relief Fund; FY 2026 Appropriations; FY 2027 Appropriations; Graduate Medical Education; Health Care Innovation; Health Sector Cybersecurity; Health Workforce; Hospital at Home; Mental Health; Post-Acute and Home Health Care Payments; Stark Law Reform/Modernization; Surprise Billing/Price Transparency; Telehealth/Digital Health; Value-Based Initiatives.

Affiliated organizations 4

Section 6 of the LD-2: organizations that contribute to this lobbying or take an active part in directing it. On a trade association's filing, this is where its backers appear.

ADVOCATE HEALTH CARE

Charlotte, North Carolina
ATRIUM HEALTH

Charlotte, North Carolina
AURORA HEALTH CARE

Charlotte, North Carolina
WAKE FOREST BAPTIST

Charlotte, North Carolina

Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filing, reproduced as filed. Bills are parsed from the activity descriptions.