Citation

Doherty RB. Trans. Am. Clin. Climatol. Assoc. 2017; 128: 258-271.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, American Clinical And Climatological Association)

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Abstract

This paper analyzes four trends that are affecting the 2016 election: changing US demographics and the reaction to them, a growing distrust of government, increased polarization and government gridlock, and the rise of populism. It compares the views of candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Donald S. Trump on the Affordable Care Act, climate change, prescription drug pricing, prevention of injuries and deaths from firearms, and the opioids epidemic; and offers perspectives on the potential impact of the election not only on U.S. health care policy, but on the health of American democracy itself.

Language: en

Keywords

Humans; United States; Health Policy; Climate Change; Delivery of Health Care; Democracy; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Politics