The Big Three of Minnesota health care had lots to say to Uncle Sam last year- and spent big bucks doing so. Amid a high stakes bid to fix the country’s health care system, UnitedHealth Group Inc., Medtronic Inc., and Mayo Clinic spent a combined $10.7 million to lobby Congress and Obama Administration officials in 2009, a 12.2 percent jump from the previous year, according to recently filed federal lobbying reports.. “If you’re a health care entity, this is it,” said Bruce Kelly, director of government relations  for Mayo. “This is the Super Bowl.”

MedCity News, by Thomas Lee, 1/2010

Tags: Finanical, Health Policy, lobbying