Medical device industry lobbyists ramped up their spending during the 3rd quarter, dropping nearly $32 million on Washington in the 3 months ended Sept. 30.
The reports mark a continued incline for the industry’s spending on Capitol Hill, which hit nearly $28 million last quarter and $20 million in Q1.
The American Medical Assn. led the charge in Q3, doling out more than $7 million, up from last quarter’s $4.3 million.
Second in line was General Electric Co. (NYSE:GE) and its subsidiaries, including GE Healthcare, with $5.7 million. Last quarter the industry titan logged nearly $6.8 million in reported spending.
Coming in 3rd for the second quarter in a row, the Biotechnology Industry Organization spent $2.0 million in Q3, even with Q2. Novartis (NYSE:NVS) followed with $1.6 million, down from $1.9 million last quarter.
Med-tech giant Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) came in 5th, upping its lobbying spending to $1.3 million from last quarter’s $1.2 million.
Here’s a partial list of the medical device industry’s 4th-quarter lobbying spend – including a $428,480 contribution from industry advocate AdvaMed:
Medical Device Lobbying Spend
Q3 2011
| COMPANY | AMOUNT |
| American Medical Assn. | $7,240,000.00 |
| General Electric Co. (including subsidiaries) | $5,650,000.00 |
| Biotechnology Industry Organization | $1,980,000.00 |
| Novartis Co. (formerly Novartis) | $1,631,812.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $1,298,162.00 |
| Siemens Co. | $1,254,334.00 |
| 3M Company | $1,240,000.00 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. Inc. | $1,100,000.00 |
| Abbott Labs | $890,000.00 |
| Eisai Inc. | $785,000.00 |
| eHealth, Inc. | $770,000.00 |
| Davita Inc. | $710,000.00 |
| Cardinal Health, Inc. | $670,000.00 |
| Baxter Healthcare Assoc. | $640,000.00 |
| Covidien Inc. | $490,000.00 |
| Biogen, Idec | $480,000.00 |
| Philips Holding USA Inc. | $450,000.00 |
| Advanced Medical Technology Assn. | $428,480.00 |
| Boston Scientific Corp. | $410,000.00 |
| McKesson Corp. and its affiliat U.S. Oncology (formerly McKesson Corp.) | $340,000.00 |
| Invacare Corp. | $280,000.00 |
| Premier Inc. | $270,000.00 |
| Allergan Inc. | $260,000.00 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $250,000.00 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | $230,000.00 |
| Advanced BioHealing, A Shire Company | $225,000.00 |
| Quest Diagnostics Corp. | $210,000.00 |
| St. Jude Medical, Inc. | $160,000.00 |
| Alere Inc. | $152,000.00 |
| Hospira Inc. | $150,000.00 |
| Zimmer Inc. | $147,775.00 |
| Becton, Dickinson & Co. | $130,000.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $110,000.00 |
| Welch Allyn | $110,000.00 |
| The Cook Group | $100,000.00 |
| Medical Device Manufacturers Assn. | $90,000.00 |
| Hill-Rom Holdings | $70,000.00 |
| American Orthotic & Prosthetic Assn. | $53,950.00 |
| Stryker Corp. | $50,000.00 |
| Assn. of Medical Device Reprocessors | $20,000.00 |
| TOTAL | $31,526,513.00 |
