title: Do Politics Matter to an Orthopaedic Surgeon? (They Should!).
abstract: Orthopaedic trauma care is intimately tied with health policy, and current changes with health care reform may change how trauma care is delivered. This article offers a brief history of modern health care and the implications of new policies on the practice of orthopaedic trauma.
authors.affiliation: *Department of Orthopaedics, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA; and †VOI Center for Health Policy, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
authors.forename: Adam K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Manish K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Sethi
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D011057:Politics; D066231:Surgeons / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014194:Traumatology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States