Blue Shield of California
Industry
Insurance Companies
Corporate Headquarters
Oakland, CA
Corporate Profits, 2005-2024
N/A
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Spending Snapshot
Campaign Spending
$43.4million
From Employees: 0.7%
Lobbying Spending
$15.4million
Total Political Spending
$58.8million
Issues
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Spent $17.7 million to oppose Prop. 45 (Defeated, 2014), which would have given California’s Insurance Commissioner the power to regulate health insurance rates for individuals and small businesses
- Spent $114K on a committee supporting the overall agenda of the California Association of Health Plans
- Lobbied against numerous bills that would have created a single-payer healthcare system in California, including: SB-840 (Vetoed, 2005-06), SB-840 (Vetoed, 2007-08), SB-810 (Defeated, 2009-10), SB-562 (Defeated, 2017-18), AB-2200 (Defeated, 2023-24)
- Lobbied against bills that would have made California’s healthcare system more accessible and affordable, including: AB-8 (Defeated, 2007-08), SB-546 (Passed, 2015-16)
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- Spent $114K on a committee supporting the overall agenda of the California Association of Health Plans
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- On the California Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
Republicans
$473.8k
Democrats
$2.1million
Total - All Current Elected Officials
$2.6million
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns and other efforts to support particular candidates, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs). These PACs often then use those funds to contribute to various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by Blue Shield of California to PACs that have contributed to current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made to current state-level elected officials. Although these contributions were not made directly by Blue Shield of California to the elected official, they reflect potential indirect financial ties that can also result in political influence.
Along with contributing directly to political campaigns, California’s top oligarchs and their allies make significant donations to other political action committees (PACs) that oppose various political campaigns.
Listed below are the major contributions ($100K+) made by Blue Shield of California to PACs that have opposed current state-level elected officials, as well as all $10K+ contributions made in opposition to current state-level elected officials.
Although these contributions were not made directly by Blue Shield of California to oppose to the elected officials, they reflect potential indirect financial influence.
No on 45 - Californians Against Higher Health Care Costs. Major Funding by Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Wellpoint, Inc. and Blue Shield of California with a Coalition of Doctors, Nurses, Hosp: OPPOSED: PROPOSITION 045 - APPROVAL OF HEALTHCARE INSURANCE RATE CHANGES.
$17.7 million
Citizens Supporting Gavin Newsom for Governor 2018, Sponsored by Labor Organizations and Blue Shield of California (Sponsored IE)
$6.6 million
California Democratic Party
$3.8 million
Healthy California, Sponsored by Blue Shield of California
$1.4 million
Yes on 56 - Saves Lives California, a Coalition of Doctors, Dentists, Health Plans, Labor, Hospitals, Law Enforcement, and Non-Profit Health Advocate Organizations: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 056 - CIGARETTE TAX TO FUND HEALTHCARE, TOBACCO USE PREVENTION, RESEARCH, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.
$1.4 million
Coalition to Protect Healthcare - Physicians, Dentists, and Healthcare Organizations
$1.3 million
Citizens Supporting Gavin Newsom for Governor 2018, Sponsored by Labor Organizations and Blue Shield of California
$1.3 million
California Republican Party
$1.3 million
Democratic State Central Comm of Calif.
$1.1 million
Governor Newsom's Ballot Measure Committee: SUPPORTED: PROPOSITION 1 - AB 531 (CHAPTER 789, STATUTES OF 2023), IRWIN. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE BOND ACT OF 2023; SB 326 (CHAPTER 790, STATUTES OF 2023), EGGMAN. THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT
$854.4k
