Obama gets a few "boos" from the good Docs of the not-at-all-greed-driven AMA

[marmar]

Fuck 'em all. Twice. In the ears.



AP, via SFGate:



Obama presses doctors to back health care overhaul
By CHARLES BABINGTON and JENNIFER LOVEN, Associated Press Writers

Monday, June 15, 2009


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(06-15) 14:43 PDT CHICAGO, (AP) --

President Barack Obama bluntly told doctors Monday he opposes their highest legislative priority — limiting malpractice awards — and got a smattering of boos from an audience he was here to court for his health care overhaul plan.

Vigorously defending the plan to reshape the nation's health care system and extend coverage to millions who don't have it, he also took on "naysayers,""fear-mongers" and other critics who he said are falsely portraying his effort as a big step toward a national government program.

Without offering specifics, Obama did tell the doctors that "excessive defensive medicine" conducted out of fear of lawsuits should be curbed.

A senior administration official said Obama is open to offering some sort of lawsuit protection for doctors but did not want to get into how — or even telegraph his support for the concept — in this speech intended more as a broad approach. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to more freely discuss the president's behind-the-scenes strategy. .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/06/15/national/w020605D35.DTL&tsp=1

[elehhhhna]

1. Only 20% of AMA's members are physicians.

So who are the other 80%?

[Thrill]

2. I didn't hear any boos on TV

certainly not a smattering of boos

[LanternWaste]

3. As per NPR, he also received two standing ovations...

As per NPR, he also received two standing ovations-- once for his line (paraphrase) "you didn't go into medicine to become bean counters, you went into medicine to heal", and another ovation re: reducing the paperwork load of physicians.

Two standing ovations trumps the few, aberrant "boo's" I would think...