Posted on 08/13/2019 7:08:22 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
Healthcare has becomes a prominent part of the 2020 presidential campaign, and the healthcare industry's donations to candidates have come under scrutiny.
Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders has said he won't take funds from drugmakers and health insurers and called on other candidates to follow.
The healthcare sector, which includes drugmakers, health insurers, doctors, and hospitals, has contributed more than $5 million so far towards the many presidential candidates, according to data from OpenSecrets through the end of June.
President Donald Trump's re-election campaign was a top recipient of healthcare dollars, and Sanders' campaign ranked in the top five. Read on to see how much every candidate received.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
2016 totals:
Hillary Clinton = $12,434,000
Donald Trump= $388,000
https://www.opensecrets.org/pres16/select-industries?ind=H04
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