Kevin Bogardus The Hill, January 24, 2010 America’s largest insurance companies spent millions more on lobbying last year as lawmakers debated healthcare reform, lobbying disclosure records show. Overall, the companies increased lobbying spending by an average of 24 percent from 2008 to 2009, according to an analysis by The Hill of disclosure reports released this week. The list includes insurance giants such as Aetna and Wellpoint along with the industry’s major trade association, America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP). Insurers were under fire from Democrats last year for their business practices as well as their lobbying against reform legislation ... Health