I think they will find that American MDs are not so easy to force into servitude.
They comprise a group that is more intelligent than average, more stubborn (stubborn is sometimes a virtue), more independent and very hard to intimidate.
First they came for my doctor...and I decided to stand along side him..come what may.
We are living in interesting times. When the Dems tried to create Romney Care at the national level, big insurance companies salivated at the prospect. Forcing everyone to buy their product is a corporate wet dream. When Obama decided to drop the single payer (no insurance companies involved) to the exchange system like Romney Care, the insurance companies dropped opposition and joined the Dems in drawing up ACA.
Big money have been invested the last four years and the insurance companies want their big payoff. Problem is gov fumbled the website, lied about it to get it passed and now young people and doctors are opting out. Guess what when big gov is embarrassed and face the prospect of losing control and big business is not getting their big payoff, both will unite to use force and draconian methods to force compliance. For the Dems it is about saving face, but for big business (insurance) it is about money. Corporate America will kill or hurt for money, especially if failure hits them at the jugular. The 21st Century has become an American Facist Century where big business and big gov work together to screw and promote. Obamacare may expose this alliance and how ruthless both will go to get what they want. If the people wake up and revolt, two groups will hang side by side from the lamp posts of America, corporate CEO’s and big gov politicians.
I left the country to practice overseas for at least the next 2 years .
Over 20 years of ER experience.
More need to go into politics.