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Professional Societies, Political Action Committees, and Party Preferences

Year: 2014

Type: article

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 for health care workers' 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.

Source: American Journal of Public Health

DOI: 10.2105/ajph.2014.302292

Authors: Steven L. Bernstein, Carol L. Barsky, Eleanor Powell

Institutions: Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University

Language: English

Topic: Electoral Systems and Political Participation

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1985838422

FWCI: 2.175

Cites: 4

Cited by: 8

Related to: 10