Evidently not. But Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama would have you believe that doctors support the House’s passage of the 2000 page Healthcare bill. Purporting that the AMA supports the bill would have most of us believe that doctors are supporting the bill. However, the AMA only represents 17% of doctors nationwide. In fact, Barack Obama would have you believe that doctors perform unnecessary tonsillectomies and amputate limbs of diabetic patients to make a quick $50k in reimbursement dollars:

These statements made by President Obama were the tipping point for Dr. Joel Strom, Dentist and former President of the California State Dental Board and professor of Ethics at USC. He sought out his childhood friend, Dr. Reed Wilson, a cardiologist in Beverly Hills, and together, they decided to do something before something was about to be done to them, their practices, and their patients. 

At first they thought about starting their own Southern California doctors organization, but the speed at which the legislation was being pushed through the House, they happened upon www.docs4patientcare.org. (D4PC). They believed in the organization’s prescription for reform, and Dr. Strom made a cold call to the founder, Hal Scherz, and the Southern California Chapter of D4PC was born.  

In the last few weeks, Dr Strom and Dr. Wilson, cold called hospitals and doctors and found that many doctors had no idea, like many legislators, what the healthcare bill would do to medicine.

Here are some facts about the legislation:

Sec. 303 (pp 167-168) makes it clear that, although the “qualified” plan is not yet designed, it will be a “one size fits all” variety.

Sec. 59b (pp 297-299) says that when you file your taxes, you must include proof that you are in a qualified plan. If not, you are fined thousands of dollars. Illegal immigrants are exempt from this requirement.

Sec. 222 (p 617) provides reimbursement for culturally and linguistically appropriate services. This program will train health-care workers to inform Medicare beneficiaries of their “right” to have an interpreter at all times and with no co-pays for language service.

Sec. 305 (p 189) provides for automatic Medicaid enrollment of newborns who do not otherwise have insurance.

Sec 3003(b) (p 683) punishes doctors by cutting their pay if they give older patients more can than the GOVERNMENT deems appropriate.

Sec. 1161 (pp 520-545) cuts payments to Medicare Advantage plans (used by 20% of seniors) and these plans have warned that this will result in reductions in optional benefits such as vision and dental care.

Had enough yet? These are only 6 examples in a 2000 page bill, but these facts, no less, prove that the government will become your doctor from cradle to grave; interferes in the doctor-patient relationship; and verifies that Joe Wilson nailed it.

Dr. Reed Wilson said it best: “I wake up every day, 7 days a week, and I work all the time and I love it. I take care of families, from the grandparents to their grandchildren. It is special. I have seen medicine torn down so that the best and brightest don’t want to enter medicine. There is a different mentality from some one that wants to leave the office at 5 or someone that commits their life to a process. If this process continues to decline, who is going to take care of my daughter and grandchildren?”

Both Dr. Strom and Dr. Wilson will be speaking at the Federal Building in Los Angeles on Saturday. Los Angeles is one of 5 National Events taking place that day across the country. All doctors and patients are encouraged to attend for what is to be a very informative and important event.

Event Details:

Doctors for Patients Healthcare Rally
Los Angeles Federal Building
11000 Wilshire Blvd.
12:00-1:30 pm

To hear Strom and Wilson's short conversation with Chip Hanlon on why they oppose Obamacare, click the 'play' button below to listen: