UNPRECEDENTED GATHERING OF STATE LEGISLATORS BLAST SENATE HEALTHCARE BILL
Hold DC news conference to discuss state initiatives to block ObamaCare mandates if you see your state on the list, contact local media and tell them to cover it.
AMA favors some of worst features of Senate bill
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), AMA Executive Vice President Michael Maves, while withholding endorsement, expresses support for many features of the bill: Huge premium increases for some. The AMA supports […]
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 […]
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 […]
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)
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.
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 […]
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.
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:
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 […]
