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BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA

CA · US

Tracked giving exceeds tracked receipts by

$20,000

Tracked direct giving

$20,000

Tracked donations to candidate

$0

LDA reported lobbying spend

$2,990,000

Connections

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The Money Trail

How money flowed from BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA

$45K
6 transactions across 2 counterparties

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA directed $30K to CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT. across 3 contributions. BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA advocates for Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act.

Oct 2024individual Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act no recorded vote

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA directed $15K to DSCC across 3 contributions. BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA advocates for Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act.

May 2015individual Pharmacy Benefit Manager Reform Act no recorded vote
$45K tracked across 2 counterparties·3 policy outcomes

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

PHAPharmacy
$2.2M
HCRHealth Issues
$2.1M
MMMMedicare/Medicaid
$760K
TAXTaxation/Internal Revenue Code
$520K
BUDBudget/Appropriations
$350K

Lobbying Firms Retained

BLUE SHIELD OF CALIFORNIA$2.4M
MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.$700K
NVG, LLC$700K
ALSTON & BIRD LLP$570K

Bills Referenced in Lobbying Filings

PBM

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
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN PARTY FEDERAL ACCT.$10,000Oct 3, 2024
DSCC$5,000Apr 14, 20162016
DSCC$5,000May 11, 20152016

Relationships

TypeConnected ToDetailsSource
commented_onCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesPublic comment on CMS-2023-0071: Medicaid Program: Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and QualitySource
Lobbied forPharmacy Benefit Manager Reform ActLDA filing: lobbied on PBM Reform Act, period 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31), reported amount $110,000Source
Lobbied forAction to Delay Effective Date Consistent With Congressionally Enacted MoratoriumLobbied on pbm — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Lobbied forImproving Transparency Into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee Disclosure; Extension of Comment PeriodLobbied on pbm — matched LDA filing topic to Federal Register rule.Source
Employed byNVG, LLCHired NVG, LLC to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byMEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC.Hired MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. to lobby (1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2023)Source
Employed byALSTON & BIRD LLPHired ALSTON & BIRD LLP to lobby (2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2024)Source