tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post2502216252174960800..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Yes They CanDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32173977969036489362009-02-25T21:45:00.000-06:002009-02-25T21:45:00.000-06:00Wes, from what I can tell, Nancy Nielsen is all we...Wes, from what I can tell, Nancy Nielsen is all we've got. She was the only doc at the White House for the Fiscal Responsibility healthcare work group... and she and I were the only docs at the Medicare Policy Summit. Pete Stark and others express open disdain for docs and former HHS secretaries fully believe that the physician shortage can be easily solved with nurses. The lack of MD presence inAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32606240904132473312009-02-22T22:21:00.000-06:002009-02-22T22:21:00.000-06:00Shadowfax-Besides, it doesn't really matter whethe...Shadowfax-<BR/><BR/><I>Besides, it doesn't really matter whether they read it, because in the end, nobody had any say into the bill except Pelosi and Collins, and everybody else just voted the way their leaders told them to...</I><BR/><BR/>Gotta agree with you there.<BR/><BR/>But drafts, even if circulated time and time again, are never the final bill - they are works in progress. The enormity DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-74095536078046417512009-02-22T19:19:00.000-06:002009-02-22T19:19:00.000-06:00You do know it's a load of bullshit that "nobody r...You do know it's a load of bullshit that "nobody read the bill" before it was passed, right? <BR/><BR/>You are half-right, which is where crazy-ass half-truths like this gain their potency, in that the final conference bill was only available for review for a few hours before the final vote. But the changes in the conference bill from the bills as passed in the House and Senate were limited shadowfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648279307230813762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-48198744650201954642009-02-22T14:04:00.000-06:002009-02-22T14:04:00.000-06:00Anony 12:26-Tell me: who's at the table in the cur...Anony 12:26-<BR/><BR/>Tell me: who's at the table in the current discussions? Who's representing the doctors and patients' interests at the moment?<BR/><BR/>My point is that by our own specialization and subspecialzations societies and segmented advocacy interests, doctors have lost any unified voice in the debate.<BR/><BR/>But perhaps actions will have to speak louder than words. Once th DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-23016049298366986992009-02-22T12:26:00.000-06:002009-02-22T12:26:00.000-06:00"Because like never before, doctors need to collec..."Because like never before, doctors need to collectively advocate for their interests in Washington"<BR/><BR/>sounds like you think Physicians needs a labor union to do 'collective' bargaining?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com