Blue Cross Blue Shield, the first powerful health lobby to stop supporting Republicans by voting by the Electoral College.

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association was the first powerful medical trade group to stop donating money to Republicans who oppose the normal ballot endorsement of President Joe Biden's victory over Donald Trump.

The Orange lines Cross Medical Insurance Association covers the nation's top health insurance firms, including Anthem, the country's second-largest health insurer, Blue Crayfish; and Healthcare Services Corporation, the parent business of the Blue Shield program in Illinois, Houston, and Oklahoma. New Mexico, Montana, and Hokkaido One of the major employers in the United States is the lobbying industry. And it can't deliver health benefits to a fourth of Americans without the cooperation of its member corporations.

The Chicago-based consortium has stopped donating to about 150 Republicans who voted against Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election, including Marriott, Morgan Stanley, Dow, and Commerce Bank. More and more companies are evaluating political support and will announce them in the coming days.

“The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association continually assesses our political support to make sure the people we support share common values and goals,” said Blue, Cross Blue Shield AssociationPresidentt and CEO Kim Keck, in a statement. declaration The Blue Cross Association represents a total of 36 companies.

“BCSBA has weakened in light of the violent and shocking attack on the US House of Representatives. and a vote by lawmakers to overturn November's election results by challenging the college's election results. We will stop donating to lawmakers voting. for our democracy,” Kek added. "These donations are made only through PACs that are sponsored by employee contributions."

Other companies, including those in the healthcare industry May, follow soon the health insurance industry group America's Health Insurance Plan (AHIP), another powerful health insurance lobby representing Cigna, Centene, CVS Health, and Aetna, among other insurers. other And a major medical company said, "Consider political donations, I have."

Matt Isles, chairman, and CEO of AHIP, said in a message sent to trade group employees on Monday: “Official electoral vote-counting is an important and outdated democratic institution. It is part of it and has a history of uninterrupted peaceful transfer of power.” our great This is the motivation of the country. Despite serious concerns about the safety of those who frequently work in Congress, I am sure that democracy will spread. Peace and order will be restored. And Congress will be able to perform its constitutional obligations again.

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