President Obama Speaks to Doctors - 11:10 am ET

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/live/


President Obama Welcomes Doctors from around the Country

Today, President Obama will welcome doctors from across the United States to the White House to share their unique perspective on the struggles that American families face every day when it comes to health care.

These doctors know as well as anyone that inaction is no longer an option as so many people from all across America face rising costs and growing insecurity with their health insurance.

They have seen firsthand what's broken about our health care system.

o They have seen what happens when their patients can't get the care they need because their coverage has been watered down or are forced to pay thousands of dollars they don’t have for the care they need.

o They've seen what happens when patients can't get regular screenings or checkups, and they’ve seen far too much of their time spent on filling out forms and haggling with insurance company bureaucrats.

That's why they have decided to join the President in pushing for health insurance reform this year.

They also know that, despite the scary rumors being spread by defenders of the status quo, health insurance reform will not put government bureaucrats between doctors and patients.

o They wouldn't be coming to the White House to push for reform if they thought it would damage that sacred doctor-patient relationship.

President Obama's health insurance reform plan will give Americans who have insurance unprecedented security and stability. It will give Americans without insurance quality, affordable options. And it will lower the cost of health care for our families, our businesses, and our government.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/

[Lasher]

1. Just the ones who don't endorse Medicare for all.

Single payer advocates are shut out.

[MNDemNY]

2. Must not rock the boat. Why do you hate America?

[ProSense]

3. "Single payer advocates are shut out." Maybe they should begin dealing

reality.

[MNDemNY]

4. wipe you chin.

[ProSense]

6. Pick your nose. n/t

[dflprincess]

11. Obama said he would be open to all viewpoints

Just because he's willing to cave to the corporate insurers doesn't mean everyone has to.

[pinto]

5. Don't see a list of attendees, but the whitehouse.gov/blog notice leads off with this -

Supporting Article

"Poll: Doctors Among Public Option's Biggest Fans"

A new poll shows that doctors are among the biggest supporters in the United States of a public option in the health care overhaul. One reason: Many say they've had largely good experiences with Medicare.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112839232

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9. According to this article, 40 of the 150 doctors are members of Doctors for America...

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/05/obama-hold-doctors-summit-effort-promote-health-care-overhaul-agenda/

"...But the doctors in the Rose Garden were all supporters of health care reform -- and the invitation-only guest list drew heavily from Doctors for America, a grassroots organization that backs a government-run insurance option.

Roughly 98 percent of the group's 15,000 members support a public insurance option, Doctors for America spokeswoman Megan Smith told FOXNews.com. She said roughly 40 of the 150 doctors who attended the meeting were from the organization..."


http://drsforamerica.org/

"Special Event: Meeting with President Obama

Doctors from all 50 states are meeting with the President on Monday, October 5. Read profiles of Doctors for America members who are attending and share your story."

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8. Yes, the WH refused to meet with the Madas Hell docs last week.

[Clio the Leo]

7. I was reading the part in "Audacity"....

... re-reading it rather ..... the other day where he lists the exact same bullet points on reforming health care that he's saying now and has BEEN saying for months.

Pretty cool.

[slipslidingaway]

10. Baucus announces new group - Doctors for America...

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0509/Doctors_for_America_launches.html?showall

May 04, 2009
Categories: White House

'Doctors for America' launches

"This may not wind up being decisive in the health care fight, but the organizing gap between the two sides continues to widen.

Sen. Max Baucus and the Center for American Progress Action Fund are announcing a new group on a conference call later this morning: Doctors for America, which is a reincarnation of Doctors for Obama, an arm of the Obama campaign that boasted more than 10,000 members.

The question of patients' relationships with their doctors is always a flashpoint in debating changes to the health care system, so doctors are often particularly credible messengers.

Today they'll "release new reports detailing the depth and breadth of America's health care crisis and announce a new effort to amplify physicians' voices in support of health care reform," according to the advisory."


http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/05/obama-hold-doctors-summit-effort-promote-health-care-overhaul-agenda/

"But the doctors in the Rose Garden were all supporters of health care reform -- and the invitation-only guest list drew heavily from Doctors for America, a grassroots organization that backs a government-run insurance option.

Roughly 98 percent of the group's 15,000 members support a public insurance option, Doctors for America spokeswoman Megan Smith told FOXNews.com. She said roughly 40 of the 150 doctors who attended the meeting were from the organization."