Through a collaboration between Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a plan to build a $1.68 billion cancer hospital in Boston was unveiled last week, exacerbating concerns among patients, their families and employees as they seek to understand how the partnership will impact their lives. 

Out of all clients registered with the Secretary of State, the healthcare industry topped Beacon Hill lobbying expenditures in 2018. The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans spent the most money on lobbying altogether — $1.14 million, according to online public records.