Healthcare lobbying and campaign finance activities of vision-related professional societies, 2015 to 2022.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the lobbying expenditures and political action committee (PAC) campaign finance activities of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), and American Optometric Association (AOA) from 2015 to 2022.

Methods

Financial data were collected from the Federal Election Commission and OpenSecrets database. Analysis was performed to characterize and compare financial activity among the organizations. P < 0.05 was considered significant and all analyses were two-sided.

Results

From 2015 to 2022, the AAO, ASCRS, and AOA spent $6,745,000, $5,354,406, and $13,335,000 on lobbying, respectively. The AOA's annual lobbying expenditure (median, $1,725,000) was significantly greater than AAO's ($842,

SUBMITTER: Kakkilaya A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10566390 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature