Thursday, October 8, 2009

Insurance, health interests fill Baucus' coffers

http://www.billingsgazette.com/content/tncms/live/global/resources/images/red/logo.gif

by MIKE DENNISON

As Sen. Max Baucus has taken the lead on health reform legislation in the U.S. Senate, he also has become a leader in something else: campaign money received from health and insurance industry interests.

In the past six years, nearly one-fourth of every dime raised by the Montana Democrat and his political action committee has come from groups and individuals associated with drug companies, insurers, hospitals, medical supply firms, health service companies and other health professionals.

These donations total about $3.4 million, or $1,500 a day, every day, from January 2003 through 2008.

http://www.billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montana/article_82f5d0c6-2998-5977-b58c-3e30df5ccfef.html

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