Will Physicians Vote?
Authors: David Grande, Katrina Armstrong
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Ideas and Opinions6 December 2016Will Physicians Vote?David Grande, MD, MPA and Katrina Armstrong, MD, MSCEDavid Grande, MD, MPAFrom Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this author and Katrina Armstrong, MD, MSCEFrom Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/M16-2470 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In 2013, taxpayer-funded health care expenditures reached 64% of total spending in the United States (1). As the largest payer, the federal government has a vast influence on health care issues. Landmark legislation, such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, has changed how insurance companies can price insurance, the amount consumers are expected to pay for coverage, and eligibility for insurance programs. Seemingly smaller decisions, such as those related to the funding or authority of federal agencies (including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration), affect the ability to develop new programs or review applications for new drugs and ...References1. Himmelstein DU, Woolhandler S. The current and projected taxpayer shares of U.S. health costs. Am J Public Health. 2016;106:449-52. [PMID: 26794173] doi:10.2105/AJPH.2015.302997 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Grande D, Asch DA, Armstrong K. Do doctors vote? J Gen Intern Med. 2007;22:585-9. [PMID: 17443365] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Grande D, Armstrong K. Community volunteerism of U.S. physicians. J Gen Intern Med. 2008;23:1987-91. 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Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M16-2470.Corresponding Author: David Grande, MD, MPA, Division of General Internal Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Colonial Penn Center 407, Philadelphia, PA 19104; e-mail, [email protected]upenn.edu.Current Author Addresses: Dr. Grande: Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 3641 Locust Walk, Colonial Penn Center 407, Philadelphia, PA 19104.Dr. Armstrong: Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114.Author Contributions: Conception and design: K. Armstrong.Drafting of the article: D. Grande, K. Armstrong.Critical revision of the article for important intellectual content: D. Grande, K. Armstrong.Final approval of the article: D. Grande, K. Armstrong.This article was published at www.annals.org on 1 November 2016. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byTrends in Physician Voting Practices in California, New York, and Texas, 2006-2018Examining Pediatric Residency Voting Practices 6 December 2016Volume 165, Issue 11Page: 814-815KeywordsDisclosureHealth careHealth surveysHospital medicineLegislationPatient Protection and Affordable Care ActPatient advocacyPerceptionResidencyScientists ePublished: 1 November 2016 Issue Published: 6 December 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...