GOP Doctors Blast AMA for Backing House Bill

[SPedigrees]

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Washington-Watch/tb/15153

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- A group of Republican doctors in the House of Representatives has fired off an angry letter to the American Medical Association (AMA), criticizing the group for supporting the House Democrats' healthcare reform bill. ........

In its letter sent on Friday, the GOP Doctors Caucus blasted the AMA for supporting legislation that contains a public plan that would reimburse doctors at Medicare-like rates.

"Under this scheme, your members will be unable to negotiate payment structures that will reflect their costs, thereby forcing many of them to close their doors. As a result . . . more doctors will inevitably retire and less students will choose to pursue the worthy profession of medicine," the GOP letter said.

Aside from poor reimbursement rates, the GOP Doctors Caucus opposes a government run plan because it feels the government would be an unfair competitor and drive the private insurance industry into the ground. .......

The letter was signed by Republicans Phil Gingrey, MD, Paul Broun, MD, Tom Price, MD, and John Linder, DDS, all of Georgia; Charles Boustany, MD, Bill Cassidy, MD, and John Fleming, MD, all of Louisiana; Michael Burgess, MD, and Ron Paul, MD, both of Texas; Phil Roe, MD, of Tennessee; Mike Simpson, MD, of Idaho; John Boozman, OD, of Arkansas; and Tim Murphy, PhD, of Pennsylvania.

[SoCalNative]

1. "GOP Doctors Caucus opposes a government run plan because it feels the government would be

an unfair competitor and drive the private insurance industry into the ground."

They say that as if it's a bad thing.

[DJ13]

2. Theres a list of doctors that needs looking into

I bet most of them run their own clinics as tax dodges.

[supernova]

5. List of doctors whose clinic doors I will never darken.

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. GOP of course. It's all about the money in their pocket. n/t

[dgibby]

4. Fowarded to Big Ed.

Red meat for the Edster! Nom, nom, nom!

[gwashington2650]

6. Screw the GOP

I've had enough of those f_ckwits.