Here in the United States, the Washington Post is reporting the nation’s heathcare industry has hired more than 350 former government officials and members of Congress to sway healthcare reform efforts on Capitol Hill. According to lobbying records, three out of every four major healthcare companies have at least one former government insider on the payroll. Nearly half held positions under key committees and lawmakers, including Senators Max Baucus and Charles Grassley. Baucus is chair of the Senate Finance Committee, which is largely steering healthcare reform efforts. Baucus’s aides recently held a meeting with a group of lobbyists that included two of his former chiefs of staff. The Washington Post says the healthcare industry is now spending $1.4 million a day on lobbying, totaling $126 million in the first fiscal quarter.