Health care profiteers make up 3 of the top 5 spenders on lobbying in Pennsylvania.
. Not only do workers in Pennsylvania depend on the industry for their livelihoods, but the millions of people insured by these companies depend on them to help cover the high cost of healthcare.
Independence Blue Cross’s subsidiary, Keystone First, is the largest Medicaid managed care provider in the state,over 400,000 people in Southeast Pennsylvania. IBX also offers Medicare Advantage plans, or privatized Medicare, for Pennsylvania’s seniors. With billions of dollars flowing in from government programs, it’s critical that Independence Blue Cross stay in the good graces of legislators both in the federal and state government. IBX spent over $1.4 million on federal lobbying in 2022.
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