AMA Opposes to Obama Public Health Plan. Democracy Now 6/12/09

On Monday, President Obama is scheduled to address the American Medical Association, the nations largest doctors group with 250,000 members. They have expressed strong opposition to a government-run plan. We take a look at how the AMA has fought almost every major effort at healthcare reform over the past seventy years. [includes rush transcript]

http://www.democracynow.org/2009/6/12/ama_opposition_to_obama_public_health

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[Ogilvy282]

$100,000 "Healthy amount???

We have cops over here that make twice that and they don't even need to go to college.

The quality of doctors will diminish in the US.

Well, obama promised to destroy America & he's making good on that promise.

Destroying our economy with his stupid healthcare bill and weakening our defenses around the world bowing down to russia and china.

I just pray that in 2012 we get a republican in office strong enough to reverse all the damage that's being done right now,

[Lesliegilda]

Thank you very much for this useful posting. I am so sick of these self serving greedy ppl. Ppl are over charged and end up with nothing when a crisis arises. I am for National healthcare. I am also for a better way of living. I feel that every human being on the face of the earth deserves healthcare.

[Lesliegilda]

I would hope that a doctor would go to school to help people and save lives not just for the money. Secondly, they just will have to stop buying 3 and 4 cars. The doctors in the UK are still living comfortable.

[grapplerke]

We should lower the quality of health care for those of us who don't want to pay an arm and a leg for it. The problem is that the AMA have total control over who can provide certified medical care, yet they have the power to charge whatever they want as well.

We always need more doctors and nurses in the U.S., but they're restricted by the AMA for the sole purpose of profit for the few doctors and nurses who are employed. I say, allow doctors and nurses to practice for lower pay.

[arubberball]

Medicare is socializes medicine, and is going bankrupt, run by government bureaucrats. We now have the government owned insurance,AIG.Government owned auto company General Motors. So do we have a new definition for socialism? For the record its former President Reagan. Enjoy watching one sided coverage of an issue.

[pawtucket999]

How about NICE...yeah, love that piece of crap.

UK system is great...until you get sick

[12spiderhider34]

are you serious i live in the UK and we have a system called the NHS (National Health Service) and doctors get a monthly salary which is a healthy salary which amounts to around $100,000 a year in america umm being a doctor in the UK isnt about profits or running a buisness its just about serving the people and helping greatly. by having the NHS our health care has improved greatly from befor when we didnt have it. i suggest that all americans look up the NHS and other such health cares.

[Ogilvy282]

Could you imagine going to medical school for ten years and go into a crazy amount of debt then the Gov't takes over healthcare and tell's you how much you can charge people???