Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, Scottsdale, Arizona.
World Neurosurg. 2021 Apr;148:e130-e137. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2020.12.073. Epub 2021 Jan 5.
As the uncertainty surrounding the future of U.S. health care policy intensifies, political advocacy and campaign contributions have become increasingly relevant. This study describes the trends of political contributions of U.S. neurosurgeons from the years 2003-2019.
Individual contribution data from 2003-2019 were obtained from the Federal Election Commission website. Contributions were filtered for occupation lines matching either "neurosurg," "neurologic surgeon," or "neurological surgeon." Each contribution is designated to a recipient committee associated with a political candidate or group. The party designations of these committees were used to catalogue donations as "Republican," "Democratic," or "Independent."
From 2003-2019 a total of 9242 political donations were made by self-identified neurosurgeons amounting to $8,469,121. Most of these contribution dollars were directed to Independent committees (47.9%). Of all Independent contribution dollars from 2005-2019, 95.9% were directed to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Political Action Committee. The total number of unique contributions increased from 442 contributions in 2003 to 650 in 2019. Democrats experienced the most substantial increase in support, from 4.8% of all contribution dollars in 2003 to 26.3% in 2019. Republican support was noted to be more widespread across the United States compared with Democratic support.
Political contributions from U.S. neurosurgeons have increased steadily over time. Donations were largely Independent but became increasingly partisan in recent years. Overall, this displays an increase in political involvement among the neurosurgeon community. Future studies are warranted into how this involvement translates to representative health policy.
随着美国医疗保健政策未来的不确定性加剧，政治倡导和竞选捐款变得越来越重要。本研究描述了 2003-2019 年美国神经外科医生的政治捐款趋势。
从联邦选举委员会网站获取 2003-2019 年的个人捐款数据。根据职业线筛选捐款，职业线与“神经外科医生”、“神经病学家”或“神经外科医生”相匹配。每笔捐款都指定给与政治候选人或团体相关的收件委员会。这些委员会的党派名称用于将捐款分类为“共和党”、“民主党”或“独立人士”。
2003-2019 年，自我认同的神经外科医生共做出 9242 笔政治捐款，总额为 846.9121 美元。这些捐款中有很大一部分流向了独立委员会（47.9%）。在 2005-2019 年所有独立捐款中，95.9%都流向了美国神经外科学会政治行动委员会。2003 年的独特捐款数为 442 笔，2019 年增加到 650 笔。民主党人的支持率增长最大，从 2003 年的所有捐款的 4.8%增加到 2019 年的 26.3%。与民主党相比，共和党人的支持更为广泛。
美国神经外科医生的政治捐款呈稳步上升趋势。捐款主要是独立的，但近年来越来越党派化。总体而言，这显示出神经外科学界政治参与度的提高。未来的研究有必要探讨这种参与如何转化为代表性的健康政策。
