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| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Alice Chen Vivek Murthy Mandy Cohen |
| Type | 501c(3) |
| Headquarters | Washington, D.C. |
| Location |
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Membership | 27,000+ advocates |
Executive Director | Angie Bakke |
| Website | drsforamerica.org |
Doctors for America is a 501(c)(3) national, multi-specialty organization of physicians and medical students in the United States with a stated goal of improving affordable health care access. The movement, which was created by the Obama campaign,[1] was started in 2008 as "Doctors for Obama" and rapidly grew to 10,000 members within a few months.[2] It was founded by Alice Chen, Vivek Murthy, and Mandy Cohen.[3]
The group stated that it had a membership of 15,000 [citation needed] and a presence in all 50 states in October 2009.[4]
- ^ McGolone, Tim (October 20, 2008). "Obama leads cash battle in Virginia and region". Virginian Pilot. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "'Doctors for America' launches". Politico.com. May 4, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
- ^ "Who is Alice Chen, wife of Biden's surgeon general Vivek Murthy?". HITC. March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Doctors for America Takes Message to the White House; Doctors from every state make the case for health reform now - Doctors for America". Drsforamerica.org. Retrieved April 23, 2017.