EXHIBIT A* SNLFinancial Aetna led insurers in 2011 lobbying spending, funded pro-GOP group June 04, 2012 ‘ySeanPCorrand Wayne Dalton ‘eta inc led insurance companies in money spent on lbby ‘gin 20", eaingoxt $11.4 milo, including $3 milion he Amarcan Acton Nework, 9 conservative advocacy organization, ‘Sccording fo dios forms the nse Fed with the NAL. ‘eta’ spending onlobbying acts in2011 wasfourtimesthe amount spent in 2008, the year before Congress began Work on ‘hat became te Alerdable Cre Act an SNC ora determine. ‘etna also got 54.5 ilon tothe US. Charber of Commerce 3 ‘Chamber ands nsttute for Lagal Reform ecelved $6.2 milion in ‘nurty obbyegypendingin 201, scoring othe NAC data. {AN formed in 2010 folowing the US Supreme Courts Caen United decison that prohibited government resictions on In dependent plea expenditures by corporations As» SONS) ronprai AAN not requed revel thedenties ft donors. However, state insurance regltrs and the NAI require nsur~ ance companies to report the"omeunt ef payments forexpend res In connecton with matters baore legislative bods, officers oF epartmentsof government: As part seis of qustons onan ‘uot statutory financal semen, nares must ako sclse the ‘ame of any ey tht receives 25% or mae ofthese ands, pUS ‘he amount devereo each one. 'AAN spent ene than $26 millon in 2010, ising $49 mi (Retna lobbying payments ‘eymens rcpt dics Pepoet eet dered) Sorted bared on icioved 2011 payments ene eath i om) aatieath ine (2h) ‘eae co) ‘ama eral ne Co) faerie ac era eatin PR cons ‘ena ean nf sr ser Henn == ime Sc 3 Fe [zor me fet anon af eymensin connection nth mye eet lee bre weon specialty advocating agaist Democrats according tthe ronparton Canter or Responsive Pots The cxganlation, which ‘everest an action tank has ged the paseage ofthe ‘Budge plan put forth by Rep Pal Ryan, Rs, ad calle or Ba need budget consttusoral amendments partner oganzation, the American Aon Forum, fled tee amicus bles ging the ‘Supreme Court to overturn the 2010 es form an. ‘etna shareholders jected proposal tohave the company pe pare and make aval a report on its pot spending at ther Srnvsl meeting on May 1 ‘Aetna representatives id not respond to repeated requests for ‘omment about ts ebbyng acts. The Chamber of Commerce ‘so dd not espond oa request for comment. “They sl ighting the bade oer health ae reform instead of moving forward wih implementation’ Ethan Rome execute ‘vector of Health Care for Amerea Nowa coslvon of progres ‘organizations and othe health form advocates, 8 SL By underwriting AAN, Aetna has gone agalst statements made by Chatman, Present and CEO Mark Berton Rome 3 Speak- Ing atthe HIMSS12 Conerence i as Vegas In Febuary, eran "tid the rational hel insurance model changing 52 rest ‘ofthe Affordable Care Act andTr mast of what has alba been Implemented thr been a prey good hing” according to the ‘ade publeation Health Data Management “The bulkof he health reform aw wl fecwel remain in place ven if the US. Supreme Court overt Berl sald at an industry conference May 2. The AA a stactral flamed, bu po: visions Such a allowing young people remain onthe parents Insurance ples are popular, es insurers with largest lobbying expenditures [sored baradon 2017 expenditres singe snpesatare by component raaretone mina. ngendnare (i) 2008. “hey 89 one thing and sped the money on another? Rome si The 2011 spending came primal from Aetna Le Insurance co, according the NAC data The Cente or Responsive Poi ‘ahich track lobbying information fed with the US-Serate Office {oF Public Records sad Aetna focused primal on Affordable Cre Det implementation ksuer aio enguged on tx and evement "sues and medical malracice reform. 'AAN spokesman Dan Conton to SNL thatthe organization would ot comment ons donors AAN encourages ana proms ‘Centrsight pals based onthe principles of freedom tied ‘goverment, mein exceptionalism and sreng rational secur” "ARN has en the Contesiona Leadership Funds aflioed sper Re $2850 nthe 20172012 federal acim cele accord ing to CAP data avalable hough March 31. Aria has not ety oniributed tothe PAC, Meine and the independent Insuronce ‘ents brokers of meric ach contbuted $10.00 tthe Con sessional Leadership Fund The network’ bord of dtctors includes former US Sen. Mel atines, who ls chalrman of Floda Meco, Cental Ametica and ‘he Crean for JPMorgan Chase & Co: Dylan Glen, senior Wee Dresdent of Guggenteim Advisor: and wane Applba, 2 ound Ing general pare of Ops Caps caiman farmer US. Sn. "Nm Coleman, Rin, ad fs funders former Noon admin {uation offal Fede Malek co-chairman of pate egy fm ‘Thayer Lodging Group. E