Government & Community Relations advocacy activities at the local, state and federal levels are primarily focused in the areas of healthcare delivery system reforms. Specifically, we are interested in issues related to access to healthcare, patient outcomes, quality of care, wellness, health information technology adoption, physician education and provider reimbursements. These activities can take many forms including support of legislation, providing comment on proposed regulations, participating in ad hoc committees, and offering testimony in state and federal legislative committee hearings. Cleveland Clinic participates in coalitions with peer institutions to maximize the impact of our efforts.

Cleveland Clinic, as an institution, does not provide donations or other support to individual legislators or political parties. We ensure that ethical practices are maintained by completing detailed reports of contact with elected officials and government agencies and by filing federal lobbying reports for the money and time spent by individuals from Government Relations and Cleveland Clinic for advocacy efforts. Cleveland Clinic caregivers may donate to organizations or legislators as private citizens and do not represent Cleveland Clinic by their actions.

Cleveland Clinic receives support from the federal and state government in the form of competitive research grants, education assistance, loans and contracts. This financial assistance goes towards furthering our three-pronged effort to care for the sick, educate caregivers, and perform leading edge research on diseases and conditions. In 2016, Cleveland Clinic received $132,165,700 from federal and state grants, awards, and sub-awards.