Monthly Archives: November 2009

Myth 26. Government-directed rationing will be rational.

It all sounds very reasonable: to set priorities, to use the most effective therapies, to serve the neediest first. Rationing is a given, say reform advocates. Insurance companies already do it. Let’s just make it rational and fair. Some say … Continue reading

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Senate Dems already panning their own bill

 SENATE VOTES TO BEGIN FORMAL  DEBATE ON HEALTH CARE BILL    The Senate has voted to begin debate on the Senate healthcare bill, by a party line vote. As we wrote earlier today, even though we have been considering every … Continue reading

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Reid May Have 60 Votes … HANG IN THERE WE MAY HAVE WEEKS TO GO!!!!!

(UPDATE – SENATOR LINCOLN JUST ANNOUNCED SHE WILL VOTE WITH SEN. REID AS OF 1PM MST)

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Senate Bill Weighs in at 2,074 Pages – Tell Senate to VOTE NO on Cloture

Senator Reid released the Senate’s version of the healthcare reform bill on Wednesday.  It is even bigger than the House version, at 2,074 pages.  The CBO estimates that it will cost $849 million over 10 years. 

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CBO to release scoring of Senate healthcare bill

Vote may occur this week! Tell the Senate to “VOTE NO on motion to proceed.” Despite the delay in the CBO release of the scoring of the Senate healthcare bill, it looks like its analysis will be unveiled this evening at 5pm … Continue reading

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Action: “Doc Fix” not what the doctor ordered

Tell Congress “Vote NO on HR 3961″ Doc Fix Bill NOT What the Doctor Ordered.  Payoff to AMA for HR 3962 Endorsement? Survey shows MONEY is not primary concern of doctors, but government interference is. 

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Contact Senate on Wednesday & Senate Status Update

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, BETWEEN NOON & 3PM EST, JOIN CITIZENS FROM ACROSS THE USA AND TELL THE SENATE TO VOTE NO Please take these 2 steps:

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Who Does the AMA Really Represent?

People are fond of believing that the American Medical Association (AMA) represents physicians. But if representation follows revenues, the AMA’s most important customer is probably the federal government. In1983, an agreement between the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) and the … Continue reading

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Myth 25. Medical care costs too much because private corporations make a profit.

In his address to Congress on health care reform, Barack Obama cited Alabama as a state in which almost 90% of health insurance is controlled by one company. “[A]n additional step we can take to keep insurance companies honest is … Continue reading

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Listen to Take Back Medicine Veterans’ Day Webcast

AMA doctors rebel! Hundreds of doctors are fighting within the AMA after it endorsed Pelosi-Care last week. Where do doctors REALLY stand on reform efforts, and the latest from Washington DC. Also, we honor our veterans! We will be joined … Continue reading

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AAPS submits amicus brief to U.S. Supreme Court in support of Dr. Wahi

Thursday, AAPS filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of Rakesh Wahi, M.D.  Dr. Wahi argues that the Charleston Area Medical Center improperly summarily suspended his privileges in a bad faith effort to prevent him from competing with … Continue reading

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Reid Puts House Bill on Senate Calendar – Tell Senators to “Vote No to Proceed”

Please contact the Senators on this targeted list, http://www.rallycongress.com/freedomworks/2435/call-congress-urge-no-vote-on-obamacare/ . Tell them to “vote NO” on the motion to proceed on healthcare bill unless and until the bill is made available to the public”. Time is of the essence now … Continue reading

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AMA Doctors Rebel! & We Honor our Veterans – Listen In On Thursday

Listen live Thursday Nov. 12 from 8pm to 9pm Eastern Standard Time! Topics on tap for the show: AMA doctors rebel! Hundreds of doctors are fighting within the AMA after it endorsed Pelosi-Care last week.  Where do doctors REALLY stand on … Continue reading

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AAPS President-elect Lee Hieb, MD Published in Human Events Today

Dr Hieb’s piece, “Immoral Medicine”, is available here: http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=34311 . Be sure to read her past Human Events articles too!

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MISSION: Find + rescue the AMA 11-8-09 Houston TX

More info at: http://www.takebackmedicine.com/news/doctors-blast-the-ama-for-pelosi-care-endorsement.html

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Report from AMA “Shout-Out” Rally

UPDATE – 11/8/2009 (SEE VIDEO & PHOTOS FROM SHOUT-OUT BELOW) In downtown Houston on 11/7/2009, outside the AMA meeting, about 150 people chanted, yelled, and talked for almost 2 hours and 3 television stations came out to report on the … Continue reading

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House Passes H.R. 3962 – Fight Moves to Senate

Get ready for fight in Senate! Thank you to all of you who kept the pressure on Congress yesterday with your phone calls, email, and faxes.  The fight is not over.  We are going to need your help to fight … Continue reading

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AAPS Member Rep. Tom Price, MD’s Floor Remarks on Government Takeover of Health Care

Washington, D.C. – Republican Study Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-GA) made the following remarks tonight during debate of H.R. 3962, Speaker Pelosi’s government takeover of health care.    

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Tell AMA to Support Patients Not H.R. 3962

Report from AAPS Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Kathryn Serkes, on the ground in Houston at the AMA meeting:   The AMA has security posted at entrances to Convention Center, so public will NOT be allowed access to the facility.   … Continue reading

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House Opens Debate on Health Bill

[Update 8pm Eastern] Phone Calls Are Working – Keep Calling! Your calls are making a difference! 33 Democrats from coast-to-coast & north to south, have listened to their constituents and joined Republicans in a bipartisan fashion to oppose Speaker Pelosi’s … Continue reading

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H.R. 3962 – Key conservative concerns

The Republican Study Committee, chaired by AAPS member Congressman Tom Price, MD, released their “Legislative Bulletin” of November 7, 2009, which outlines the key conservative concerns about H.R. 3962. Constitutionality: The U.S. Constitution and the principle of limited government are … Continue reading

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Reports from House Call on Congress, Pelosi Care Exposed & Doctors’ Reading Room

1. House Call on Congress: AAPS Director of Policy and Public Affairs Kathryn Serkes was on the ground November 5th, at the Capitol for the “House Call on Congress” event and reports the crowd between 20-25 thousand.  She interviewed doctors, … Continue reading

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AAPS featured on Pelosi Care Exposed.

AAPS Board Member Juliette Madrigal-Dersch, MD and AAPS Director of Policy and Public Affairs on the House Republican’s 12-hour webcast.

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Doctors Blast the AMA for Pelosi – Care Endorsement

Will hold public “Shout-out” at AMA Houston meeting on Saturday, including Tea Party protestors Houston, TX – The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) blasted the AMA for again publicly endorsing the massive Democrat healthcare reform bill in Congress. … Continue reading

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House Call on Congress

AAPS Director of Policy and Public Affairs Kathryn Serkes was on the ground November 5th, at the Capitol for the “House Call on Congress” event and reports the crowd between 20-25 thousand.  She interviewed doctors, nurses and others who attended.

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H.R. 3962 Reading Room – Doctors are Reading the Bill

We know that most Members of Congress won’t read the bill,   but our doctors did! This week we had doctors across the U.S.A. reading the bill and posting their comments about it. Also, we held a LIVE reading room … Continue reading

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Pelosi bill is anti-tort reform

The 1990-page of camouflage in the House “health care reform” bill (H.R. 3962, a.k.a. NancyCare) can hide a lot of provisions that would melt in the light of day. Here’s one, described as “blowing a kiss to trial lawyers”: Section … Continue reading

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