AMPAC, the bipartisan political action committee of the American Medical Association, helps ensure that physicians and patients have a strong voice in Congress. Funded entirely through voluntary contributions from AMA members, the PAC supports candidates for federal office who understand the challenges facing medicine and are committed to advancing policies that improve patient care.
Through contributions to congressional candidate campaigns, AMPAC supports both promising new candidates who make physicians and patients a priority and incumbents who have demonstrated a strong record as allies of medicine. Decisions about which candidates to support are made by the AMPAC Board of Directors, comprised of AMA volunteer members, who evaluate candidates on a range of factors, including: a candidate’s viability and their record or positions on key healthcare issues, competitiveness of their race and need for financial support, demonstrated leadership or holding leadership roles in Congress, relationships with local physicians and the opinion and recommendations of their state medical society PAC.
By helping elect physician-friendly leaders to Congress, AMPAC complements the AMA’s broader federal advocacy work. Its efforts are focused on building relationships with policymakers who are prepared to address key issues such as Medicare payment reform, prior authorization, telehealth, physician workforce challenges, scope of practice, public health and access to affordable health care.
Every contribution to AMPAC represents part of a collective effort by physicians to strengthen medicine’s voice in the political process. By supporting candidates who recognize the needs of physicians and patients, AMPAC works to advance a federal policy environment that supports better care for all Americans.
