Professional societies, political action committees, and party preferences

S.L. Bernstein, C.L. Barsky and E. Powell

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 1, e11-e14

Abstract: Societies representing physician specialties and other health care personnel commonly have political action committees (PACs). These PACs seek to advance their members' interests through advocacy and campaign contributions. We examined contribution data forhealthcareworkers'PACs from the 2010 to 2012 election cycles and found that higher annual income was strongly associated with greater giving to Republican candidates. Patterns of giving may offer insights into various medical workers' party preferences, political leanings, and views of health care reform.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302292

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