SPOTLIGHT: A CHANGE OF HEART
Physician groups, health insurers and other key health industry players
increasingly have shifted their political contributions from Democrats
and lobbyists who supported the federal health reform law to Republicans
in the months since the overhaul was enacted, according to new data
analyses and recent federal election filings. Many physicians and
insurers allied with the Obama administration and Democrats while the
overhaul was being developed. However, industry support began to shift
as the bill advanced and the likelihood of new regulations loomed. In
June, the most recent month for which data was available, health
insurers donated nearly $544,000 to Republicans, compared with about
$354,000 to Democrats. Meanwhile, health care professionals in recent
months have donated about $2.7 million to members of the Tea Party
Caucus, a group opposed to the reform law. The shift in political
contributions was expected after the administration and Democrats
clashed with insurers and physician groups over the law's regulations
and restrictions.
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