Earlier this month, Aetna disclosed it had given $7 million for political purposes to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the right-leaning, non-profit American Action Network, according to the report.
New York’s retirement fund has roughly $66 million invested in more than 1.4 million Aetna shares. The state comptroller’s request aims for the company to make public all its financial activity related to lobbying and campaign funding in an effort to increase oversight over Aetna’s political contributions, according to the report.
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