Some other interesting facts from the WSJ’s health blog:
- Ten of the physician congressmen are Republicans, four are Democrats.
- All nine physicians who ran for House re-election held their seats.
- There are two doctors in the Senate.
- The most well-represented specialty is OB/GYN, with five of the 14 physician representatives.
Read more here.
At the state level, physician hospital champion Blake Curd, MD, won a seat in the South Dakota legislature.
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