Why physicians need a PAC of their own
Hospitals and insurers already fund politics at scale. Fragmented specialty PACs cannot match that. A unified physician PAC closes the gap.
Physicians train for a decade, then discover that the rules of medicine are written somewhere else — in committee rooms, payer contracts, and hospital board packets.
That is not a clinical failure. It is a political one.
The imbalance is the point
Hospital systems and insurers treat lobbying as a core competency. Specialty PACs often stay small, siloed, and reactive. The result is predictable: prior auth expands, reimbursement erodes, and independent practice shrinks while physicians are told to “adapt.”
Doctors PAC exists to reverse that pattern — one membership base, one serious fund, one clear mandate for physician-led care.
What membership buys
Dues are not a newsletter subscription. They are political capital:
- Candidates and policy fights that affect reimbursement and scope
- Pressure against abusive delay-and-deny prior authorization
- Defense of physician independence against consolidation rollups
- A live member count that proves the profession will organize
Start where you are
Residents and fellows can join at the training rate. Early-career physicians have a bridge tier. Patients, nurses, spouses, and other supporters can join as Ally. Practicing physicians land on Cornerstone. Founders and Vanguard accelerate the war chest for those ready to lead.