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Coordinated influence on health care

We found 3 templates across 3 rulemakings on health care.

ACA nondiscrimination rollback drew civil-rights template

HHS received 1,847 nearly identical comments in 2019 opposing the proposal to narrow Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act. The campaign argued that removing explicit nondiscrimination protections for transgender patients and people with limited English proficiency would block access to care.

1,847comments/2019-06-14 to 2019-08-13See the finding

Vape ban opposition flooded FDA tobacco docket

The Food and Drug Administration received 612 nearly identical comments in 2014-2015 opposing the agency's move to regulate e-cigarettes and cigars as tobacco products. The campaign argued that the rule's grandfathering deadline would force most vaping products off the market and harm small retailers.

612comments/2014-04-25 to 2014-08-08See the finding

Patient-data sharing rule drew provider pushback template

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services received 154 nearly identical comments in 2019 opposing the proposed interoperability and patient-access rule. The campaign argued that forcing payers to share enrollee data with third-party apps would create privacy and security risks without enough vendor accountability.

154comments/2019-02-11 to 2019-06-03See the finding

1 more docket ready to analyze

Astroturf has more federal rulemakings on health care cataloged but not yet analyzed. Queue any of them and we'll run the pipeline.

  • DEA — Schedule of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Marijuana

    DEA-2024-0059/DEA/~42,923 comments

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