Brightbill T
HealthWeek, Washington, DC 20045.
Int J Health Serv. 1991;21(2):285-90. doi: 10.2190/AK9K-8WV7-9EFK-RN93.
The influence of health-related political action committees (PACs) continued to grow during the 1990 election campaign. During the first 18 months of the election cycle, contributions from medical and health care PACs to congressional candidates reached a total of $7.7 million. Among the leading PACs were the American Medical Association, American Dental Association, and American Hospital Association, which contributed a total of $3.3 million to congressional races through September 1990. For its study, HealthWeek monitored the contributions and Federal Election Commission reports of 52 leading health care PACs, including professional and trade associations, drug companies, insurers, and other groups. Trade groups made up about two-thirds of all PAC dollars spent, and several of these groups increased their spending significantly in the 1990 election cycle. Key lawmakers on health-related congressional committees received nearly $1.5 million from health care PACs, the study found. In all, 16 senators and representatives received more than $30,000 each from health care PACs. Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (Democrat, West Virginia) and Representative Thomas Tauke (Republican, Iowa) led the Senate and House, respectively, in total PAC receipts.
在1990年的竞选活动中，与健康相关的政治行动委员会（PACs）的影响力持续增长。在选举周期的前18个月，医疗和医疗保健PACs向国会候选人的捐款总额达到770万美元。主要的PACs包括美国医学协会、美国牙科协会和美国医院协会，截至1990年9月，它们向国会竞选活动总共捐款330万美元。为了进行这项研究，《健康周刊》监测了52个主要医疗保健PACs的捐款情况以及联邦选举委员会的报告，这些PACs包括专业协会、行业协会、制药公司、保险公司和其他团体。行业协会的捐款约占所有PACs支出的三分之二，其中一些团体在1990年选举周期中大幅增加了支出。该研究发现，与健康相关的国会委员会的关键议员从医疗保健PACs那里收到了近150万美元。总共有16名参议员和众议员各自从医疗保健PACs那里收到了超过3万美元的捐款。参议员约翰·D·洛克菲勒四世（西弗吉尼亚州民主党人）和众议员托马斯·陶克（爱荷华州共和党人）在参议院和众议院中分别在PACs总收款方面领先。
