Democratic candidates are raking in donations this election season for all kinds of reasons, but one source of funding is deeply concerning. The people who staff America’s leading medical societies are overwhelmingly backing Democratic politicians, party committees, and political action committees. Regardless of which party prevails on Election Day, Americans should be very worried about the politicization of health care in this country.
We have reviewed federal election records to document political donations from staff at 10 of the nation’s leading medical societies. The list includes the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Physicians, and more. Only one organization – the Pediatric Endocrine Society – had no recorded donations. But at the other nine, donations overwhelmingly favored liberal candidates.
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