Forbes November 1, 2024
As Election Day nears, clinicians are anticipating its outcome’s impact on healthcare. While clinical teams—doctors, nurses, pharmacists—are largely responsible for healthcare delivery, the financial structure, policies and regulations of the field are largely controlled by non-medical, elected officials who lack a medical background.
Despite the stakes, “physicians vote at rates nearly 20% lower than the general population, which is concerning given our unique role in influencing health policy,” says Dr. Alister Martin, emergency medicine physician and CEO of a Healthier Democracy.
Though some argue that medicine and politics should remain separate, healthcare-related issues consistently appear on ballots. Therefore, clinicians expect many of their healthcare concerns to be addressed by the next wave of elected officials. “I’m most concerned that healthcare...
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