Republicans are generally committed to “less federal government, less expenditures, more choices, and less expensive benefits,” in healthcare, but Dr. Blendon says the system “would not go back to 2009.”
For hospitalists interested in election-year or other healthcare policy issues, Dr. Flansbaum suggests getting involved in the SHM committee, visiting the advocacy section of the SHM website, and reaching out to local representatives and others who write and vote on laws.
“How do you affect change?” he asks. “It’s not sitting in the breakfast lounge at the hospital bellyaching to your colleagues.” TH
Editor’s note: update Jan. 4, 2016.
Kelly April Tyrrell is a freelance writer in Madison, Wis.