Last week, Dr. Jane Hughes, MD, appeared on Neil Cavuto's show on the Fox Business Channel. The top of discussion was how ObamaCare will damage Medicare and issues related to the Supreme Court's deliberation over the individual mandate.
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In Case You Missed It: Dr. Jane Hughes on Neil Cavuto Discussing ObamaCare
Monday, May 07, 2012
British Health System Continues Rationing, Denies Patients Access to Breakthrough Drugs
Thursday, May 03, 2012
According to PharmaTimes Online, Britain's National Institutes of Health are denying lupus patients access to the first new drug for this disease in 50 years. PharmaTimes reports NIH "concluded that Benlysta (belimumab) could not be considered a cost-effective use of NHS resources for patients with active autoantibody positive systemic lupus erythematosus with a high degree of disease activity despite standard therapy."
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Dr. Scherz: Is Medical Care a Right?
Wednesday, May 02, 2012
Docs4PatientCare's Dr. Hal Scherz has a new column at Townhall.com discussing whether medical care is a right or a responsibility. Dr. Scherz writes:
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More Damaging Disclosures About ObamaCare
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Galen Institute's Grace-Marie Turner has a new article about a dozen damaging disclosures about ObamaCare. Among the new negative information that has recently come to light:
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It's Not Just The Mandates: Obamacare's Other Infringements, PJ Media
Friday, March 30, 2012
“Unexpected” cost overruns are nothing new for government programs. When Medicare was passed in 1965, it was predicted the program would "only" cost $12 billion by 1990 (it actually cost a whopping $110 billion per year by 1990, nearly 10 times more than predicted).
The rapidly rising costs of ObamaCare will likely far outpace the amount by which Medicare exceeded its original cost estimates. But the soaring economic costs of ObamaCare will pale in comparison to the escalating losses of freedom.
The infringement of personal freedom receiving the most attention lately has been the “individual mandate” which requires Americans to purchase health insurance. This issue is at the heart of the current legal challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court. Lost in the debate, however, is the fact that ObamaCare also poses numerous other mandates, controls and burdens on patients, their doctors and employers. Read more about these burdens in an article from D4PC's Dr. Paul Hsieh, here.
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The rapidly rising costs of ObamaCare will likely far outpace the amount by which Medicare exceeded its original cost estimates. But the soaring economic costs of ObamaCare will pale in comparison to the escalating losses of freedom.
The infringement of personal freedom receiving the most attention lately has been the “individual mandate” which requires Americans to purchase health insurance. This issue is at the heart of the current legal challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court. Lost in the debate, however, is the fact that ObamaCare also poses numerous other mandates, controls and burdens on patients, their doctors and employers. Read more about these burdens in an article from D4PC's Dr. Paul Hsieh, here.
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Video: Awakening of the American Doctor
Monday, March 05, 2012
Our own Dr. Meg Edison, VP of the Michigan state chapter, has invested the time to create a stirring video about what we as doctors and concerned citizens should do about Obamacare. We hope you will invest the time to watch it:
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Unequal Protection Under the Health Care Law
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Should the law give special treatment to a "VIP" or "big shot" while denying that to everyone else? Docs4PatientCare's Dr. Hal Scherz explains how ObamaCare will lead to a government takeover of healthcare and then, for budgetary reasons, the government will deny access to basic health care to most Americans. This won't be a problem for politicians and their friends who will use the perks of power to gain access to care but for those who are not politically-connected or lack the financial means to go elsewhere for care, the results could be devastating.
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D4PC "Morning Rounds" Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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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A Special Message from Dr Scherz: Docs4PatientCare files Obamacare amicus brief
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Dear Members and Friends of Docs4PatientCare,
I wanted to be sure you saw this press release below. As part of our work on your behalf to protect the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship, we have filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the 11th Circuit’s decision that the individual mandate under ObamaCare is unconstitutional. This brief was filed in partnership with the Pacific Research Institute, Benjamin Rush Society, and the Galen Institute, and I am grateful for our team's hard work in contributing to the process.
We fully expect the Supreme Court to take up the Obamacare case next month, and to have a decision this summer. We will continue to monitor the situation and keep you informed.
We are grateful for your support as we work to bring about healthcare reform that really is in the best interest of doctors and patients. If you have not already, please consider joining today. If you are a member, please share this post with your colleagues and encourage them to join as well. If you are not a physician, we need your support as well, and hope you will consider making an online contribution.
Gratefully,
Hal
Dr. Hal Scherz, MD, FACS, FAAP
President and Founder of Docs 4 Patient Care
www.docs4patientcare.org
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ObamaCare - a No Win Situation for Doctors and Patients
Friday, February 10, 2012
Drawing comparisons to the 1983 Matthew Broderick movie "War Games", Dr. Robert Sewell, MD sees similarities between the computer games Tic-Tac-Toe and Global Thermonuclear War and America's healthcare system. In the movie, a computer teaches itself that there are some games in which the participants will always lose. As a result, the computer "teaches" itself that the game should not be played at all.
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