An excellent article for the most part. However it was not chosen by the people and still remains highly unpopular. It was rammed through by ONE political party following their own agenda, not the will of the people.

Perhaps, but when the ´people´ had a chance to do something about it, they shrugged and turned back to the fad of the week. You can´t force a people to be free.

This dictating will fail miserably and who in hell would want non-medical morons saying what kind of treatment I need. Do we
need barbers now to do surgery?

The people that go to the doctor now are those that get the service free. Those that pay can´t afford to.

According to my doctor, it´s not necessarily the money he´s concerned about, it´s the influx of 30 million new people and not enough doctors. He said he´s already used to the low reimbursement rates.

Already lost my doctor. He went to work for a consierge (sp?) practice where they don´t accept insurance. Actually makes sense from his viewpoint. Eventually we will have the two tier health system that Briton has one for the rich and powerful and one for everyone else.

Last night I read the passage in Atlas Shrugged Part 3, Chap 1 (have never read it btw, very relevant to our time) where Dr. Hendricks confesses his reason for going on "strike." I won´t quote it all here but it brought a tear to my eye as I thought of the hard work and dedication of these men and women who want to heal and help and serve with their minds but will simply go on strike.
It is a national tragedy these doctors and nurses are being asked to put their dedication, their learning, their hard work and diligence "at the disposal of men whose sole qualification to rule me was their capacity to spout the fraudulent generalities that got them elected to the privilege of enforcing their wishes at the point of a gun."

Look up the passage. Read the book if you haven´t, read it again if you have. It clears the mind and focuses the will.

I saw my Dr. a couple days ago and I felt sorry for him. Most of the time, his back was to me (he apologized twice)as he was putting everything into his computer. The office visit was three times as long as necessary which means he will most likely be seeing fewer patients daily. I wouldn´t blame him if he just quit. Thanks Bammy and all the jerks that voted for him.

Even the doctors are fragmented on this issue. Atlas Shrug Needs to be read by all.
Part of the problem - today a smaller part of the population can read at the level. Myself - I come to believe we are going to go over the cliff. When a society loses the will to realize the basics skills to balance the checkbook ala the nation´s budget - the moment of truth js upon us.

The core issue is bureaucrats ´practicing medicine without a license´ or the education.

So what happened to that law?

Two thinga to remember,1 The AMA voted for Obama care. 2 No republican in the house or senate voted for Obama care.

#11, but you know the AMA is a very liberal organization and represents a small percentage of doctors. I get sick of the MSM using them as a go-to source for what docs are thinking. Unfortunately, doctors haven´t organized into an alternative, powerful organization.

I think that even the AMA may be rethinking their position. Too late, ladies.

There is a very good reason that very few MD’s belong to the AMA; it is wildly out of line with the beliefs of most MD’s. Not only do they not belong, they wouldn’t even consider belonging.

The fabulous floperoo begins. Since the US goes kerpluey in about, oh, two years, who cares!

I noticed some years ago that my GP didn´t belong to the AMA. Other diploma´s, Organizations on his wall. No AMA. (Not to be confused with the American Motorcyclist Assn.)

Pharmacist are already giving vaccinations and some have med clinics.

Actually, I trust my pharmacist more than doc´s NP and her hateful assistant.