Building Their Immunity: Inoculating the States Against Federal Health Care Reform
Source: National Institute of Money in State Politics

Fast Facts

• From 2003 through 2008, Florida received $31.7 million in contributions from health care interests — almost as much as the rest of the other 13 study states combined.
• Physician clinics and associations gave $26.4 million to state political campaigns, hands down the most of any of the five health-related groups studied from 2003 through 2008.
• Health care corporations that participate on the American Legislative Exchange Counsel (ALEC) board of directors gave $11.3 million from 2003 through 2008 in 14 study states.

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