Physicians Oppose Public Option

Not only do average Americans oppose healthcare legislation including a public option, but those involved in medical treatment, our physicians, are strongly opposed to such a plan.

Read from Gateway Pundit:


78% of Physicians Say Public Option Would Negatively Impact Health Care

"78% of physicians polled in a recent survey said that the public option would negatively impact the quality of health care in this country.
Patients First reported:


'Sermo.com, an online community for physicians, surveyed 2,566 U.S. Physicians on public options, co-ops and how health care reform might impact care they provide their patients. The results? Physicians overwhelmingly disagree with the current reforms on the table.

When asked if either of the alternatives to private insurance being discussed–a public option and a co-op option–address the real sources of spiraling health care costs, 92 percent of the 2,566 physicians said no. These medical professionals are not content to do nothing; 62 percent said that reforming the health insurance industry is critically important to any effort to reform the current health care system.

Seventy-eight percent believe that a public option would negatively impact the quality of care they can provide their patients. Yesterday’s vote against a public option in the Senate committee may be a temporary setback for the President’s plan. Co-ops, however, are a stepping stone to a public option and are being considered as an alternative; this idea also fails to garner physician support. Sixty-eight percent of the physicians surveyed say a co-op plan would have similarly negative results. Additionally, if health care reform “as currently envisioned” is passed, 47 percent of those surveyed said they would stop accepting insurance or Medicare/Medicaid.'"


As a side note, liberals are not backing down when it comes to healthcare coverage for illegals or abortion. Also from Gateway Pundit:

Stunner. Dems Vote Down ID Requirement for Immigrant Health Care ...Update: Reject Stronger Anti-Abortion Language Too

"They did it again.
Democrats just voted down a photo ID requirement for immigrant health care.
The Hill Blog reported:


'Senate Finance Committee Democrats rejected a proposed requirement that immigrants prove their identity with photo identification when signing up for federal healthcare programs.

Finance Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said that current law and the healthcare bill under consideration are too lax and leave the door open to illegal immigrants defrauding the government using false or stolen identities to obtain benefits.

Grassley's amendment was beaten back 10-13 on a party-line vote.

The bill, authored by committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.), would require applicants to verify their names, places of birth and Social Security numbers. In addition, legal immigrants would have to wait five years, as under current law, after obtaining citizenship or legal residency to access federal healthcare benefits such as Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program or receive tax credits or purchase insurance through the exchange created by the legislation.

But the would not require them to show a photo ID, such as a drivers license. Without that requirement, the bill "remains dearly lacking when it comes to identification," Grassley said. "Frankly, I'm very perplexed as to why anyone would oppose this amendment," he said.'


It looks like Joe Wilson was right all along.
The dem's health care bill will cover illegal immigrants.

UPDATE: Dems also rejected stronger language against abortion coverage in the bill."