1833
McKesson is founded by John McKesson and Charles Olcott to import and sell therapeutic drugs and herbal products
McKesson is founded by John McKesson and Charles Olcott to import and sell therapeutic drugs and herbal products.
A pharmaceutical distributor and healthcare services company that supplies medications and medical products nationwide.
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$12.3B
2025-09-20–2026-09-19. Commitments to spend, not cash paid.
Inspect records →Department of Veterans Affairs
2025-09-20–2026-09-19 · $12B · 97.5% of tracked obligations
Inspect records →$320K
2026 YTD · latest filings; in-house expenses and outside-firm income are not combined.
Inspect records →32
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Total federal obligations
$12.3B
Obligations recorded from September 20, 2025 through September 19, 2026. Obligations are promises by the federal government to spend money, not necessarily cash already paid.
As of
September 19, 2026
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A pharmaceutical distributor and healthcare services company that supplies medications and medical products nationwide.
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1833
McKesson is founded by John McKesson and Charles Olcott to import and sell therapeutic drugs and herbal products.
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One of the largest drug distributors in the United States.
Direct public money received
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Federal contracts
$12.3BFederal grants
$0Direct payments
$0Federal loans
$0Other assistance
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Registered lobbyist
View sourced career record →BEN LEE MCMAKINRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →ERIC BERGRENRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →STEVEN R PHILLIPSRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →DARREN WILLCOXRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →JEFF LUCASRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →JULIE HERSHEY CARRRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →KATHERINE FLEMING COTTONRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →JORDAN SMITHRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →NANCY MACAN MCNALLYRegistered lobbyist
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View sourced career record →JENNIFER STEGERRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →LORI DENHAMRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →MARY DEE BEALRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →NICHOLAS UEHLECKERegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →CHARLES DENTRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →LOUIS AGNELLORegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →JOEL WHITERegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →DANIEL M TODDRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →SLOANE SALZBURGRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →JESSICA WOOLLEYRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →SEAN D'ARCYRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →TED LEHMANRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →VIRGIL MILLERRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →CHRISTOPHER ARMSTRONG TREANORRegistered lobbyist
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View sourced career record →ANDREW KENTRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →NICOLAS MAGALLANESRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →KIMBERLY LINTHICUMRegistered lobbyist
View sourced career record →JOSE BORJONRegistered lobbyist
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View sourced career record →LESLIE ZELENKORegistered lobbyist
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Prime-award transaction obligations attributed to this USAspending recipient. Negative totals can reflect deobligations or corrections.
The current fiscal year is partial and will change as USAspending publishes additional transactions.
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Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-09-20 through 2026-09-19, grouped by top-tier awarding agency.
Federal data
USAspending classifies federal obligations using product and service codes for contracts and assistance-listing categories for grants and other assistance. These records describe federal awards to the organization—not the organization’s own operating expenses.
PSC 6505
PSC 3650
PSC Q517
PSC Q201
PSC 6515
PSC 8945
PSC 6506
PSC 6640
PSC Q999
PSC 6545
Prime-award transaction obligations from 2025-09-20 through 2026-09-19. Categories can be broad and reflect federal coding, not Paper Trail editorial conclusions. View USAspending source ↗
Corporate structure
Business segments, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and acquired companies connected to the parent organization.
Legal-subsidiary lists are drawn from reviewed SEC Exhibit 21 filings. Companies may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC reporting rules, so these lists are not necessarily exhaustive.
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SEC filing source ↗Malta
SEC filing source ↗Malta
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗United Kingdom
SEC filing source ↗United States
SEC filing source ↗Malta
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In-house lobbying expenses · 2026 YTD
$0
Expenses reported on filings where the organization registers and lobbies on its own behalf.
Outside lobbying-firm income · 2026 YTD
$320K
Income reported by outside registrants for work on behalf of this client.
These categories are shown separately and are not added together. An organization’s expense estimate may already include payments to outside firms, depending on its reporting method.
| Year | In-house expenses | Outside-firm income |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $0 | $420K |
| 2016 | $0 | $330K |
| 2017 | $0 | $360K |
| 2018 | $0 | $360K |
| 2019 | $0 | $500K |
| 2020 | $0 | $380K |
| 2021 | $0 | $430K |
| 2022 | $0 | $470K |
| 2023 | $0 | $380K |
| 2024 | $0 | $510K |
| 2025 | $0 | $570K |
| 2026 | $0 | $320K |
| Firm / registrant | Active filings | Reported income |
|---|---|---|
| TODD STRATEGY GROUP | 46 | $2.3M |
| HORIZON GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS | 14 | $620K |
| W STRATEGIES, LLC | 14 | $500K |
| AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD | 14 | $680K |
| VAN NESS FELDMAN, LLP | 8 | $320K |
| KOUNTOUPES DENHAM CARR & REID, LLC | 6 | $340K |
| DLA PIPER LLP (US) | 3 | $170K |
| MONUMENT ADVOCACY | 2 | $100K |
Only the latest filing in each registrant/client/quarter series contributes to these totals.
Covered position: Member of Congress
Covered position: Senior Health Counsel, Senate Finance Committee; Special Assistant, Office of Admin. Ct. - Medicare & Medicaid
Covered position: Asst. for Policy, Speaker Dennis Hastert; Admin. Asst., Legislative Director, Legislative Asst., Cong. Porter Goss; House Rules Comm. Assoc., Subcommittee Staff Director
Covered position: Chief of Staff, Rep. Brett Guthrie; Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant, Senior Legislative Assistant, Legislative Director, Chief of Staff - Rep. Ron Lewis; Intern, Rep. Bill Baker
Covered position: Health Policy Advisor, Senator Bill Cassidy; Legislative Assistant/Sr. Legislative Assistant/Legislative Correspondent, Representative Larry Bucshon
Covered position: Scheduler/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jean Schmidt; Executive Assistant/Legislative Assistant, Rep. Jim Gerlach
Covered position: Legislative Assistant to Reps. Bean, Schuler, Loebsack, Hill and Obey
Covered position: Former Staff Director, House Ways & Means Health Subcommittee; L.A. for Rep. Chris Shays
Covered position: CoS, Rep V.Gonzalez, Jan 17- Feb 21; Snr Advsr/Dpty CoS, Rep F.Vela, Jun 14- Jan 17; Comm Drctr, Rep Gallego, Dec 13- Jan 15; Drctr Strtgy/Comm, Rep Reyes, Nov 11- Jan 13; Press Sec, Rep Cuellar, Jan 11- Nov 11; Comm Drctr, Rep Ortiz, Mar 09- Jan 11
Covered position: Staff Assistant, Legislative Correspondent, Legislative Assistant - U.S. Representative Brett Guthrie
Covered position: Legislative Director, Representative Bob Franks; Legislative Correspondent, Representative Charles Taylor; Legislative Correspondent, Representative Bill Martini
Covered position: Snr Cnsl, Joint Econ Committee, Mar 17-Nov 17; Leg cnsl, Sen Heinrich, Apr 14-Mar 17; Leg Asst, Rep Doris Matsui, Dec 11-Apr 14; Leg Asst, Senate Judiciary Committee, May 09-Aug 09; Research Analyst, Senate Small Business Committee, Jun 07-Aug 08
Covered position: Senior Advisor, Dept. of Health and Human Services; Professional Staff/Sr. Legislative Assistant, House Ways and Means Subcommittee
Covered position: Senior Advisor - House Republican Conference; Policy Advisor/Professional Staff Member - U.S. Representative Lee Terry/Energy and Commerce Committee; Legislative Correspondent/Legislative Aide - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander
Covered position: Chief Health Counsel, House Energy & Commerce Committee; Policy Assistant, Office of the Speaker; Professional Staff Member for the Majority at the House Energy & Commerce Committee; Legislative Assistant & Legislative Director, Rep. John Shadegg
Covered position: Health Policy Fellowship, Rep. Phil Gingrey
Covered position: Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response, HHS; Advisor to the Assistant Secretary of Legislation, HHS; Health Care Policy Fellow, Representative Michael Burgess
Covered position: Chief of Staff, Senator Tillis; Senate Judiciary Committee-Counsel, then Chief Counsel for Nominations and Senior Counsel; Senate Judiciary Committee-Staff Assistant and Legislative Assistant
Superseded filings remain visible for auditability but are excluded from every total above.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues related to the pharmaceutical supply chain and drug shortages. Issues related to independent physician practices and community-based care.
Pharmacy
Issues related to H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. and S.2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. Issues related to pharmacies and patient access.
Health Issues
ECAPS and Main Street Pharmacy Act; AI for clinical care; Protecting Patient Access to Cancer and Complex Therapies Act (Murphy)
Health Issues
Issues around interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency, 2026 rule and drug reimbursement changes.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues related to the pharmaceutical supply chain and drug shortages.
Pharmacy
Issues related to H.R. 3164, Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. and S.2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. Issues related to pharmacies and patient access.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues related to the pharmaceutical supply chain and drug shortages.
Pharmacy
Issues related to H.R. 3164, ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. and S.2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues around interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency.
Health Issues
Issues related to the pharmaceutical supply chain and drug shortages.
Pharmacy
Issues related to H.R. 3164, ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act. and S.2426, Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues related to the pharmaceutical supply chain and drug shortages.
Health Issues
Issues around interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency and PBM reform legislation.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues around interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency and PBM reform legislation.
Health Issues
Issues related to the pharmaceutical supply chain and drug shortages.
Pharmacy
Issues related to the drug supply chain, transparency and patient access to medicines.
Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1770 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.
Health Issues
Issues around interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency including HR5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act relating to increased price transparency and reporting requirements, drug pricing and shortages, HR 3561, the PATIENT Act relating to transparency and reporting requirements, and HR 7623, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 and HR 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act relating to transparency and reporting requirements.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness. Drug Shortages.
Pharmacy
Issues related to the drug supply chain, transparency and patient access to medicines.
Medicare/Medicaid
H.R.1770 - Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness. Drug shortages.
Health Issues
Issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency including HR5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act relating to increased price transparency and reporting requirements, drug pricing and shortages, HR 3561, the PATIENT Act relating to transparency and reporting requirements, and HR 7623, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 and HR 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act relating to transparency and reporting requirements.
Pharmacy
Issues related to the drug supply chain, transparency and patient access to medicines.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness. Drug shortages.
Health Issues
Issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency including HR5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act relating to increased price transparency and reporting requirements, drug pricing and shortages, HR 3561, the PATIENT Act relating to transparency and reporting requirements, and HR 7623, the Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024 and HR 8261, the Preserving Telehealth, Hospital, and Ambulance Access Act relating to transparency and reporting requirements.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Pharmacy
Issues related to the drug supply chain, transparency and patient access to medicines.
Health Issues
Issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, drug shortages and healthcare transparency including HR5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act relating to increased price transparency and reporting requirements, drug pricing and shortages and the Patient Transparency bill (the Patient Act in house, the help and finance bills).
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, and healthcare transparency including HR 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act relating to increased price transparency and reporting requirements, drug pricing and shortages and the Patient Transparency bill (the Patient Act in house, the help and finance bills).
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Emergency Preparedness.
Health Issues
Issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, and healthcare transparency including HR 5378, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act relating to increased price transparency and reporting requirements, drug pricing and shortages and add the PBM reform bill (the Patient Act in house, the help and finance bills).
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Strategic National Stockpile. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Electronic Prior Authorizations, issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, healthcare price transparency, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, issues around public health reauthorization
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Strategic National Stockpile. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Electronic Prior Authorizations, issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, healthcare price transparency, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Strategic National Stockpile. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Electronic Prior Authorizations, issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, healthcare price transparency, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Strategic National Stockpile. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Issues related to COVID medical response,; COVID-19 vaccine distribution,; and health disparities; S.1362 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 7667, Food & Drug Amendments of 2022; S. 4348, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act.
Pharmacy
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act.
Health Issues
Electronic Prior Authorizations, issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, healthcare price transparency, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare
Health Issues
Issues related to COVID medical response,; COVID-19 vaccine distribution,; and health disparities; S.1362 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act; H.R. 7667, Food & Drug Amendments of 2022; S. 4348, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Landmark Advancements (FDASLA) Act
Pharmacy
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Strategic National Stockpile. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Electronic Prior Authorizations, issues around the use of real-time benefit tools, healthcare price transparency, interoperability, data privacy and sharing in healthcare, implementation of HR 133, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Strategic National Stockpile. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Issues related to COVID medical response,; COVID-19 vaccine distribution,; and health disparities; S.1362 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
Health Issues
Issues related to COVID medical response,; COVID-19 vaccine distribution,; and health disparities; S.1362 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act
Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 Heroes Act, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. Strategic National Stockpile. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Issues related to COVID medical response; COVID-19 vaccine distribution; and health disparities; S.1362 - Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act.
Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 - Heroes Act, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Prescription Drug Price Reform. Transparency Requirements. COVID-19 Response.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Prescription Drug Price Reform. COVID-19 Response.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Prescription Drug Price Reform. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Issues related to COVID medical response; COVID-19 vaccine distribution; and health disparities
Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 Heroes Act, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Prescription Drug Price Reform. COVID-19 Response.
Health Issues
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 Heroes Act, H.R. 133 Coronavirus Response and Relief Act, health disparities, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 Heroes Act, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Prescription Drug Price Reform.
Health Issues
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 Heroes Act, H.R. 133 Coronavirus Response and Relief Act, health disparities, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Pharmacy
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800, Heroes Act, H.R. 133 Covid Response and Relief Act; and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Health Issues
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 Heroes Act, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Medicare/Medicaid
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800 Heroes Act, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Pharmacy
Issues related to Medicare Part D payments; matters related to response to COVID-19 outbreak/H.R. 748 - CARES Act; H.R. 6800, Heroes Act, and COVID-19 vaccine distribution.
Medicare/Medicaid
General Medicare/Medicaid Issues.
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McKesson · May 8, 2026
Company-filed list of significant subsidiaries. The filing may omit subsidiaries that are not considered significant under SEC rules.
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