What some of the top hospitals, insurers, unions and health care groups spent lobbying Massachusetts lawmakers between 2007 and 2013:
1. Massachusetts Hospital Association: $4,751,767
2. Partner’s Health Care: $4,483,976
3. Massachusetts Association of Health Plans: $4,289,017
4. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts: $3,361,740
5. Massachusetts Nurses Association: $2,762,524
6. Harvard Pilgrim Health Care: $2,682,964
7. Tufts Associated Health: $2,599,319
8. Massachusetts Medical Society: $2,305,776
9. Children’s Hospital: $2,165,709
10. Tenet Healthcare/Vanguard Health Systems: $2,113,136
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Source: Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth’s Office
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