‘Got to play the game’: Missouri doctors group jumps into state politics with $1.5M PAC investment

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 944

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Missouri’s oldest business association is the state’s newest big political donor.

On Aug. 14, the Missouri State Medical Association split $1.5 million between two newly created political action committees, Asclepius PAC, named for the hero god of medicine in Greek mythology, and Patients First PAC.

The association, which represents doctors and doctors in training, already has a committee, MO Medical PAC, for pass-through contributions from members. But until this …

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