tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post2343754114156314308..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Doctors vs. Lawyers - Part IIDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-12245764486844185712007-08-11T07:46:00.000-05:002007-08-11T07:46:00.000-05:00Many of those "lawyer" contributions are from lobb...Many of those "lawyer" contributions are from lobbying firms in DC which represent any number of different organizations, but primarily the Fortune 500 and their various business groups. Look at the client list of someone like Philip Howard's firm, the guy who runs "Common Good." I promise you no one in that firm is backing the rights of individuals injured by the result of corporate negligenceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-16816261299171517132007-08-10T23:36:00.000-05:002007-08-10T23:36:00.000-05:0010% per year! I wish. Nice post. Hospital admins...10% per year! I wish. Nice post. Hospital adminstrator eh? Fate worse than death, though I hear they make a lot of money, so maybe you could get me an application.<BR/> <BR/>Seriously, way to much fun fighting the good fight.<BR/><BR/>Also, I liked greedy lawyer comments. People tend to lump all lawyers in 1 camp and all doctors into another. The problems in health care are way more Richard A Schoor MD FACShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11520184749583009935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-11900918486405679782007-08-10T15:09:00.000-05:002007-08-10T15:09:00.000-05:00It's worse then you thought. The keyword "physic...It's worse then you thought. <BR/><BR/>The keyword "physician" brought up another 3200 donators; the keyword "attorney" brought over 21,000!<BR/><BR/>Course that's hardly news. Look at the relative funding for the PACs of ATLA and the AMA. A few years ago we were trying to get state level tort reform and it was like pulling teeth to get doctors to give, but the lawyers' lobby was flush withshadowfaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11648279307230813762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-40263522801425293322007-08-10T13:33:00.000-05:002007-08-10T13:33:00.000-05:00Greedy TL-It is unlikely that every lawyer or ever...Greedy TL-<BR/><BR/><I>It is unlikely that every lawyer or every doctor has the same point of view regarding the future of health care in our country.</I><BR/><BR/>Agreed. It is interesting that the AVERAGE donation amount was fairly similar: $1003.98 for doctors and $1110.42 for lawyers. Does this mean doctors have a perspective that politicians aren't worth donating to? Does it mean that DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-37465333480211790512007-08-10T12:43:00.000-05:002007-08-10T12:43:00.000-05:00It is unlikely that every lawyer or every doctor h...It is unlikely that every lawyer or every doctor has the same point of view regarding the future of health care in our country. There are plenty of lawyers who represent the interests of hospitals, drug companies, insurance companies and even medical clinics. And, among the lawyers who have no professional association with any of these groups I am unaware of a unified position on health care Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-88977688782660504952007-08-10T09:36:00.000-05:002007-08-10T09:36:00.000-05:00Well, healthcare contributions aren't exactly limi...Well, healthcare contributions aren't exactly limited to doctors, are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com