…the number of times “affordable care act” has been referenced in a federal lobbying filing since 2011, according to data from Lobbyists.info.
Because The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) was signed into law in March, 2010, virtually all relevant lobbying activities have been attempts to either amend or repeal it. Some of the activities are very precise (“To amend subtitle B of title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to extend the temporary high-risk insurance pool program to the territories.”). Those that are less so are commensurately more ambitious (“To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.”).
The 195 references are (predictably) dispersed unevenly. 2011 had by far the most with a grand total of 72 ACA references. 2012 and 2013 saw 57 and 58 respectively. When broken down by quarter, Q4 and Q3 2011 take first and second place with a combined 40 references. And 2014 isn’t the end of it. If the midterm elections are as bad for Democrats as some expect, there should be more ACA activity to come.
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