Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Unintended Consequences

ObamaCare proponents give moral arguments that ignore the facts regarding the government takeover of your healthcare. Obama AND the Democratic controlled Congress ignore the most recent findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The report states that 46.3% of today's doctor population will leave the medical profession if ObamaCare passes. That's almost half of our primary care doctors.

More Facts
  • 63% of doctors believe that changes to the healthcare system should be gradual
  • 72% of primary care doctors believe that the public option (government owned healthcare) would have a strong negative affect on America's healthcare
The main reasons why doctors do not feel comfortable with ObamaCare are as follows:
  • Loss of control - Most doctors value their freedom to make decisions about patient care.
  • ObamaCare will cut payments - This will have a stronger affect on Medicare patients because ObamaCare takes 1/2 Trillion $$ from Medicare to help pay for the 30 Million new patients being added.
  • Why bother? - Without tort reform the high cost of malpractice insurance drives their costs higher. They would have to see more patients just to break even.
So it's easy to see why doctors lack the enthusiasm that Congress has over government-controlled healthcare. Why haven't the Progressives considered these consequences? They have! They aren't concerned about the quality of healthcare. They merely want MORE POWER!!

Unintended consequences are a frightening offshoot of ObamaCare "reform." This major transformation will now include over 30 Million more people seeking medical care. The true consequence of this will be patient rationing. With fewer doctors attending, we have a formula for a disaster of monumental proportions.

Action to Take
Call your representatives and tell them to vote "NO" on ObamaCare.