August 25, 2008
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According to a review of lobbyists' spending in Washington, D.C. during 2007, the health care industry itself spent $445 million dollars (nearly half a billion dollars) on lobbying contributions, 15.9% of all lobbying money spent during that calendar year.
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Four in 10 Americans had trouble paying for medical care in 2007, according to the Commonwealth Fund's latest study on medical debt.