School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, 9501 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, USA.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Akron General, Akron, Ohio, USA.
Aesthetic Plast Surg. 2022 Aug;46(4):2053-2059. doi: 10.1007/s00266-021-02686-6. Epub 2021 Dec 2.
Political contributions from healthcare providers are essential to shaping healthcare policy and allow physicians to expand their influence on a national level. Political Action Committees in particular provide a useful avenue for unifying contributions for the interest of a specific community. This study examined the geographical distribution, temporal pattern, and overall nature of the political contributions made by plastic surgeons.
The Federal Election Commission was analyzed for political contributions made by plastic surgeons from 2003 to 2021 using the search terms "plastic surgeon," "microsurgeon," and "craniofacial" as well as physician contributions to PlastyPAC. Contributions were categorized based on political parties (Democratic, Republican, and independent parties), and further analyzed based on state distribution and year of contribution. Spatial distribution data were then visualized using heatmaps for each state.
The total sum of contributions between 2003 and 2021 from plastic surgeons was $5,306,605, with $1,737,178.51 for the Republican party, $962,773.26 for the Democratic party, and $2,604,149.86 for independent parties. Political funding of PlastyPAC consisted of 47.3% of the overall political contributions. There was no significant trend through the years in the overall contribution amount. The states with the most political contributions were California, New York, Florida, and Texas.
The temporal stagnation of total political contributions and decline in recent PlastyPAC funding from plastic surgeons support an increased political awareness for new plastic surgeons.
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医疗保健提供者的政治捐款对于塑造医疗政策至关重要，并使医生能够在国家层面扩大其影响力。特别地，政治行动委员会为统一特定社区的捐款提供了有用的途径。本研究检查了整形外科医生的政治捐款的地理分布、时间模式和总体性质。
使用“整形外科医生”、“显微外科医生”和“颅面”以及医师对 PlastyPAC 的捐款等搜索词，分析联邦选举委员会 2003 年至 2021 年期间整形外科医生的政治捐款。根据政党（民主党、共和党和独立党）对捐款进行分类，并根据州分布和捐款年份进一步分析。然后使用每个州的热图可视化空间分布数据。
2003 年至 2021 年期间整形外科医生的捐款总额为 5306605 美元，其中共和党为 1737178.51 美元，民主党为 962773.26 美元，独立党为 2604149.86 美元。PlastyPAC 的政治资金构成了总政治捐款的 47.3%。总的捐款金额多年来没有明显的趋势。政治捐款最多的州是加利福尼亚州、纽约州、佛罗里达州和德克萨斯州。
整形外科医生的总政治捐款的时间停滞和最近 PlastyPAC 资金的下降支持了新整形外科医生的政治意识的提高。
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