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Posted on 07/22/2009 2:44:54 PM PDT by Doogle
As President Obama pushes for passage of his first major domestic policy change, some physicians are waging an all-out war against a health care reform bill they say amounts to nothing more than socialized medicine.
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But congressional leaders like Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash. -- who is a psychiatrist -- say the physicians' argument is baseless and phrases like "socialized medicine" are used as a scare tactic to undermine the president's plan.
"The doctors who have responded this way exhibit a serious case of doctor greed," McDermott told FOXNews.com. "They have lost sight of the common good and the pledge they took in the Hippocratic Oath."
but rationing is OK
I think the docs are starting a little late. Pelosi says she has the votes to pass it.
“common good” That phrase scares me.
what we really need is take money away from politicians.
Yeah, right, they went to medical school and graduated with hundreds of thousands of dollars in bills just to become a government employee. GS-MD.
Doctors better wake up before it becomes too late.
No need for a healthcare system if there are no MDs willing to participate....or those willing to participate are subpar...
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