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Frank Booth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:13 PM Original message |
Doctors’ Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:17 PM Response to Original message |
1. AMA does not speak for all doctors, or any of them in particular. |
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Frank Booth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Of course not. But it still has a large influence, |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
52. Or paying their insurance premiums and the 300K in student loans it took to get through school |
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avaistheone1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:23 AM Response to Reply #1 |
48. AMA is growing smaller and smaller. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:37 AM Response to Reply #48 |
50. And more and more corrupt. nt |
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PhilosopherKing (228 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bullshit |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:53 AM Response to Reply #2 |
29. The doctors need to continue to pillage |
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FreakinDJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
3. What no kick-backs from Public Insurance |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
46. To be fair, that's usually the pharm companies that put those on |
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Maat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
4. If the private insurers don't want to be driven out of business ... |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:42 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. Very good point... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
5. AMA is just a guild of doctors. My doctor boss is a member but maybe I'll |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:54 AM Response to Reply #5 |
35. I know that they're against single-payer. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. We don't have a health care system in America |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:03 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Actually, the insurance companies take a huge portion of the |
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bobburgster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:44 AM Response to Reply #19 |
24. You forgot to mention campaign contributions. |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:58 AM Response to Reply #19 |
45. Good point |
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Robb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #45 |
47. With your permission |
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Alcibiades (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:21 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. Absolutely |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-10-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
8. The public plan cannot drive out private insurers unless consumers prefer it over them. |
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lovepg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:11 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Yes but its so unfair.... |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
9. Restrict patient choice? You mean like those PPOs and HMOs we have now? |
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dianegall (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #9 |
42. DING DING DING |
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farmboxer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:21 AM Response to Original message |
11. Greedy Crininal Doctors do not care about helping people |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:05 AM Response to Reply #11 |
20. They are just afraid. They think they will earn less because doctors |
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dipsydoodle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:29 AM Response to Reply #20 |
25. I wondered if that might be the case. |
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TacticalPeek (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:27 AM Response to Original message |
12. Still bastards. |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
13. $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$!!!!! |
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Trajan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:17 AM Response to Original message |
14. This from the people who swear:"The public sector is more efficient ..." |
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DUlover2909 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:30 AM Response to Original message |
15. Fuck them. |
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bjobotts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:38 AM Response to Original message |
16. AMA is owned by big pharm and ins. That's where they get most of their funding to operate |
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bjobotts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:55 AM Response to Original message |
17. Told ya, private INS will throw billions and pressure everybody to stop single payer |
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bjobotts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. It would be highly successful and end the huge profiteering.They'll do anything to stop it |
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digidigido (553 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:33 AM Response to Original message |
21. My Doctor, who by the way is a Great Doctor, and I mean that, she's exceptional |
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yodermon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #21 |
41. For-profit Medicine is iffy. For-Profit health **insurance** is downright Evil. |
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DeSwiss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:39 AM Response to Original message |
22. I'm sure they won't mind if we get a second opinion. |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:13 AM Response to Original message |
26. When the only patient choice is between impossible to get or unaffordable - they can restrict |
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Delphinus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:50 AM Response to Original message |
27. PNHP is not as large, |
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Necon-Be-Gone (85 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:13 AM Response to Original message |
28. So? |
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zbdent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
30. Gee ... instead of lowering costs and covering everyone ... |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:13 AM Response to Original message |
31. Translation below |
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IntravenousDemilo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:49 AM Response to Original message |
32. If they don't like it, the government has a perfect right to import doctors from other countries... |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:55 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. They already do. |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:38 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. "Volume, volume, volume!" |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:50 AM Response to Original message |
33. AMA? Again? At least they're consistent |
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SharonAnn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:35 AM Response to Reply #33 |
49. AMA was also against Medicare and Medicaid. |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:53 AM Response to Original message |
34. Why is the AMA considered powerful at all? |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:56 AM Response to Reply #34 |
37. There are many wonderful doctors, but the AMA. |
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happygoluckytoyou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:25 AM Response to Original message |
38. IN A RELATED STORY.....PUBLIC DISAPPROVES OF DOCTORS PLAN |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
40. The majority of doctors don't belong to the AMA |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
43. Fuck the AMA. What do they care about besides their own salaries? |
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knitter4democracy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #43 |
54. That's why they don't join. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
44. Driving out private insurers... Yeah that would be a big, big loss |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:39 AM Response to Original message |
51. My brother has a low opinion of his fellow doctors |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
53. Greedy bastards. |
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