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Monday, January 23, 2012
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"Grassroots Obamacare Hearing: The People Speak", MichiganCapitolConfidential.com
"On Thursday, the Michigan House Health Policy Committee held what reportedly will be its final hearing on a state Obamacare exchange before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” in June".
Leading off the testimony was a group of physicians from the group Docs4PatientCare. Grand Rapids pediatrician Megan Edison is vice president of the organization’s Michigan Chapter, and she introduced her five colleagues, all wearing their white hospital coats. On behalf of the organization, member Rob Steele told the committee the
following:
"The doctors and health care professionals of Docs4PatientCare are dedicated to the preservation of the doctor-patient relationship. Our primary concern is the health and well-being of our patients. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act neither protects patients nor leads to affordable care."
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"Affordable Care Act Study Shows Billions of Dollars In Hidden Costs", CNBC
The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" has been a lightning rod since its inception. Both sides of the aisle have used a different set of numbers to support stances both for and against the law.
In effort to break through the polarizing politics of this Act, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University conducted a year long study called "Beware the Rush to Presumption." It analyzes the government's own analysis of the program's cost savings and benefits.
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"Medicaid Coercion: Healthcare Fact of the Week", American.com
".......analysis of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) leads to a very different conclusion. In my simple man-on-the-street view, states face a relatively simple (albeit stark) choice when it comes to Medicaid.
They can either accept the new Medicaid spending required under the ACA or they can reject the “deal” offered by Congress, in which case they must forego all federal funding of Medicaid".
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"A Credible Alternative To Obamacare", Human Events
"The most controversial provisions of ObamaCare have yet to take effect, and already the public debate over ObamaCare has grown stale.
The Republican attack on ObamaCare has centered on the unconstitutional nature of its federal insurance mandate. Should the U.S. Supreme Court settle the constitutional question this term, it will leave Republicans with only a vague, principled stand against the dangers of socialized medicine".
"With annual healthcare costs rapidly outpacing flat wage growth, a philosophical appeal is unlikely to persuade the millions of Americans that are struggling to pay their rising health insurance premiums.
Americans might not approve of ObamaCare, as Democrats routinely argue, but what’s the alternative?"
"Sally Pipes, the president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Research Institute, provides an answer. It’s called “The Pipes Plan,”
and it will reframe how Americans think about health care during the
2012 election".
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"Oops, Maybe Obamacare's Cost Controls Won't Work After All", Cato
"One of ObamaCare’s big selling points was that it would launch lots of pilot programs so that Medicare bureaucrats could learn how to reduce health care costs and improve the quality of care. Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office threw cold water on the idea".
Welcome to D4PC "Morning Rounds", your daily review of healthcare news and information from Washington, DC and around the nation. These briefings will keep you up to date on recent developments and our effort to replace the PPACA with patient-centered reforms that protect the doctor-patient relationship and preserve individual freedom of choice.
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"Grassroots Obamacare Hearing: The People Speak", MichiganCapitolConfidential.com
"On Thursday, the Michigan House Health Policy Committee held what reportedly will be its final hearing on a state Obamacare exchange before the U.S. Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” in June".
Leading off the testimony was a group of physicians from the group Docs4PatientCare. Grand Rapids pediatrician Megan Edison is vice president of the organization’s Michigan Chapter, and she introduced her five colleagues, all wearing their white hospital coats. On behalf of the organization, member Rob Steele told the committee the
following:
"The doctors and health care professionals of Docs4PatientCare are dedicated to the preservation of the doctor-patient relationship. Our primary concern is the health and well-being of our patients. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act neither protects patients nor leads to affordable care."
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"Affordable Care Act Study Shows Billions of Dollars In Hidden Costs", CNBC
The "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" has been a lightning rod since its inception. Both sides of the aisle have used a different set of numbers to support stances both for and against the law.
In effort to break through the polarizing politics of this Act, the Mercatus Center at George Mason University conducted a year long study called "Beware the Rush to Presumption." It analyzes the government's own analysis of the program's cost savings and benefits.
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"Medicaid Coercion: Healthcare Fact of the Week", American.com
".......analysis of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) leads to a very different conclusion. In my simple man-on-the-street view, states face a relatively simple (albeit stark) choice when it comes to Medicaid.
They can either accept the new Medicaid spending required under the ACA or they can reject the “deal” offered by Congress, in which case they must forego all federal funding of Medicaid".
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"A Credible Alternative To Obamacare", Human Events
"The most controversial provisions of ObamaCare have yet to take effect, and already the public debate over ObamaCare has grown stale.
The Republican attack on ObamaCare has centered on the unconstitutional nature of its federal insurance mandate. Should the U.S. Supreme Court settle the constitutional question this term, it will leave Republicans with only a vague, principled stand against the dangers of socialized medicine".
"With annual healthcare costs rapidly outpacing flat wage growth, a philosophical appeal is unlikely to persuade the millions of Americans that are struggling to pay their rising health insurance premiums.
Americans might not approve of ObamaCare, as Democrats routinely argue, but what’s the alternative?"
"Sally Pipes, the president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Research Institute, provides an answer. It’s called “The Pipes Plan,”
and it will reframe how Americans think about health care during the
2012 election".
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"Oops, Maybe Obamacare's Cost Controls Won't Work After All", Cato
"One of ObamaCare’s big selling points was that it would launch lots of pilot programs so that Medicare bureaucrats could learn how to reduce health care costs and improve the quality of care. Yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office threw cold water on the idea".
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