The Association of American Physicians & Surgeons (“AAPS”) sued on March 26th to invalidate the massive health care bill, which passed the House by only 4 votes on a party-line vote (with 34 Democrats voting against it). Forcing patients to buy insurance that may not even cover the care they need is wrong for patients, physicians, and our nation, and is unconstitutional.
If this health care bill remains law, then it will:
- Subject physicians to the greater control of insurance company oversight
- Deter innovation by physicians because insurance companies won’t allow it
- Impoverish patients by forcing them to pay for expensive insurance they may not use
- Enrich insurance companies at the expense of patients and physicians
- Eliminate the growing market of self-paying patients
- Bankrupt government programs and potentially lead to a government takeover
- Cause many physicians to stop practicing, leading to shortages and long waiting lines
AAPS welcomes other medical societies to join its lawsuit. This lawsuit declares that:
