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CVS HEALTH

DC · US

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$575,000

Leading pharmacy benefits and service provider.

insurance

Tracked direct giving

$575,000

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$1,940,000

Connections

16

The Money Trail

How money flowed from CVS HEALTH

$1.7M
6 transactions across 1 counterparty

CVS HEALTH directed $1.7M to Congressional Leadership Fund across 6 contributions between November 2023 and August 2024. CVS HEALTH advocates for Insulin Price Caps - State-Level Legislation.

Nov 2023 – Aug 2024individual Insulin Price Caps - State-Level Legislation no recorded vote
$1.7M tracked across 1 counterparty·3 policy outcomes
PAC Chain Attribution

Where CVS HEALTH’s money ended up

Attributed amounts are modeled estimates of how money flowed through intermediary PACs, computed by proportional apportionment of FEC-reported transactions. They are not reported transactions themselves. How we compute this

$392K
modeled estimate
210 paths across 50 counterparties
$23Kmodeled estimateattributed to George Whitesides
2024 cycle8 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundGeorge WhitesidesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundUnknownmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundGeorge WhitesidesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundUnknownmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundGeorge WhitesidesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

+ 3 more paths

$17Kmodeled estimateattributed to Derek Tran
2024 cycle6 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$4Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDerek TranmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDerek TranmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDerek TranmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDerek TranmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDerek TranmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

+ 1 more path

$17Kmodeled estimateattributed to Curtis Hertel
2024 cycle7 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis HertelmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundUnknownmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis HertelmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis HertelmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis HertelmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

+ 2 more paths

$17Kmodeled estimateattributed to Curtis Hertel JR
2024 cycle7 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis Hertel JRmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis Hertel JRmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis Hertel JRmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis Hertel JRmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundCurtis Hertel JRmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

+ 2 more paths

$16Kmodeled estimateattributed to Don Davis
2024 cycle8 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDon DavismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDon DavismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDon DavismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDon DavismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundDon DavismediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

+ 3 more paths

$13Kmodeled estimateattributed to Mondaire Jones
2024 cycle6 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundMondaire JonesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$3Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundMondaire JonesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundMondaire JonesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundMondaire JonesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$1Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundMondaire JonesmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

+ 1 more path

$12Kmodeled estimateattributed to Susan Wild
2024 cycle5 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$4Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundSusan WildmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$4Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundSusan WildmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundSusan WildmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundSusan WildmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$1Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundSusan WildmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $399K documented end-to-end

$11Kmodeled estimateattributed to Amish Dr. Shah
2024 cycle6 paths1 hopMedium confidenceCross-cycle
$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundAmish Dr. ShahmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundAmish Dr. ShahmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundAmish Dr. ShahmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundAmish Dr. ShahmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

$2Kmodeled estimateCVS HEALTHCongressional Leadership FundAmish Dr. ShahmediumOpposeindependent_expenditure

at least $500K documented end-to-end

+ 1 more path

Plus 42 additional chains totaling $265K.

$392K attributed (modeled estimate) across 210 paths·Up to 1 hop deep·Source FEC filings (Schedules A, B, E)·How we compute this

Lobbying Activity Detail

Disclosed lobbying expenditures from LDA filings where this entity is the client. Dollar amounts represent what was reported to the Senate Office of Public Records.

Top Lobbying Issues

HCRHealth Issues
$2.5M
PHAPharmacy
$2.2M
MMMMedicare/Medicaid
$1.3M
LBRLabor/Employment
$840K
INSInsurance
$810K
CSPConsumer Protection
$760K
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$20K

Lobbying Firms Retained

KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC$920K
ALSTON & BIRD LLP$830K
KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP$760K
CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC$575K
KEEFE STRATEGIES LLC FKA KEEFE SINGISER PARTNERS$360K
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ$320K
MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC$150K
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD$20K
MILLER & CHEVALIER, CHTD$0

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

insulinPBM

Lobbying data from Senate LDA filings and the LobbyView dataset (MIT/NSF, CC-BY-4.0). Dollar figures represent disclosed expenditures only and may not capture all influence activity. Issue codes follow the LDA general issue classification.

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Donations Given

RecipientAmountDateCycle
Congressional Leadership Fund$500,000Aug 26, 20242024
Congressional Leadership Fund$75,000Nov 27, 20232024

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
Employed byKOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLCHired KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC to lobby on Insurance / Health PlansSource
Lobbied forPharmacy Benefit Manager Reform ActLDA filing: lobbied on PBM Reform Act, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $80,000Source
Employed byBAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZHired BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ to lobby on PBM Reform ActSource
Employed byKLEIN/JOHNSON GROUPHired KLEIN/JOHNSON GROUP to lobby on Insulin Price CapsSource
commented_onCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPublic comment on CMS-2024-0311: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2026 and Basic Health ProgramSource
Lobbied forInsulin Price Caps - State-Level LegislationLDA filing: lobbied on Insulin Price Caps, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $70,000Source
Lobbied forAction to Delay Effective Date Consistent With Congressionally Enacted MoratoriumLobbied on pbm — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Employed byKEEFE STRATEGIES LLC FKA KEEFE SINGISER PARTNERSHired KEEFE STRATEGIES LLC FKA KEEFE SINGISER PARTNERS to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byMILLER & CHEVALIER, CHTDHired MILLER & CHEVALIER, CHTD to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byAKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELDHired AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byALSTON & BIRD LLPHired ALSTON & BIRD LLP to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byCONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLCHired CONTINENTAL STRATEGY, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2025)Source
Employed byMICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLCHired MICHAEL BEST STRATEGIES LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026)Source
Parent ofAetnaAetna is a subsidiary of CVS Health, acquired in 2018Source
Parent ofAetna IncAetna is a subsidiary of CVS Health, acquired in 2018Source
Parent ofCVS Health (Aetna parent)Aetna is a subsidiary of CVS Health, acquired in 2018Source