See iceberg slim's diary for the motivation for my post--and the source of my block quote:
The insurance industry Tuesday laid down a marker on health care, warning in stark terms that a proposed government insurance plan would dismantle the employer coverage Americans have relied on for a half century and overtake the system.
In a joint letter to senators, the two largest industry groups also said they don't believe it's possible to design a government plan that can compete fairly with private companies in a revamped health care market. That particular statement seemed to be aimed at lawmakers of both parties who are seeking a compromise on the contentious issue.
A quick bit of searching reveals a helpful website provided by BCBSA themselves
Jack Ericksen
jack.ericksen@bcbsa.com
202.626.4780 (or 4787)
is Vice President of Federal Relations for the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), a national federation of 39 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies.
Ericksen oversees representation of the Association's policy positions to Members of Congress and other officials. He is responsible for leading the federal lobbying staff in developing and executing winning strategies on federal legislative issues and also heads up the Association's "grassroots" advocacy and coalition activities.
Prior to joining BCBSA in 1996, Ericksen was Vice President of Federal Relations for Aetna, where he was responsible for legislative and regulatory issues affecting Aetna's property/casualty and life companies.
Prior to his service at Aetna, he was Chief Executive of Family Services of Duchess County, New York. Before joining that agency, he directed a juvenile justice program; coordinated drug education for a New York public school system; and served on the New York City Mayor's Urban Action Task Force.
Naturally, he oversees a small army, but here are some key phone numbers
All extensions begin 202-626-xxxx
Market Reform (Enzi, Durbin-Lincoln, etc)
Federal Charter, Small Business Coverage
John Cerisano (lobbying) – 4786
David Korsh (state services) – 8639
Greg Gierer (policy) – 4817
Kris Haltmeyer (policy) – 4814
Federal Regulatory Issues
Jane Galvin (regulatory) -8651
Washington, D.C. Office
1310 G Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005
They represent just a few of the people who want to crush public healthcare.
UPDATE
Obscenely, the BCBSA in-house lobbyists are only part of the army of lobbyists that the company deploys.
Here's a linkprovided by Wisper for the additional guns for hire.