From a Doctor: The Risks & Perils of Obamacare

LadyEagle · Oct 20, 2012

From the Daily Caller: "A medical doctor in the crucial swing state of Ohio is publishing a 2,000-word letter slamming President Barack Obama’s health care law as full-page ads in local newspapers ahead of the presidential election.

Dr. Farid Naffah, a gastroenterologist in Warren, Ohio, wrote “The Risks and Perils of Obamacare” letter that has run both twice in the Tribune Chronicle and once in the Youngstown Vindicator in Ohio over the last week."

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2012/10/19/o...ng-obamacare-ahead-of-election/#ixzz29tlZpEIG

My note: Forty some doctors signed the letter, as well. I happen to know some of these doctors, as I used to live in that community for many years. Please pass the link along to anyone you know who thinks that obamacare is a wonderful plan.

(As an aside: Even though the AMA said they endorsed obamacare, only 17% of physicians belonged to the AMA and the AMA membership has declined since their endorsement of obamacare.)

Excerpts from Dr. Naffah's letter:

If all you know about Obamacare is that it will provide insurance to 32 million Americans who don’t have it; that patients with pre-existing conditions may not be excluded from coverage;that certain screening procedures are offered without co-payments, and that children may remain on their parents’ plan until the age of twenty-six, you would have no reason to fear or oppose it. Sadly, that is exactly where the Obama White House wants you to be: in sheer ignoranceof the innumerable provisions that make up the2,700 pages of the law. A law that directs you to providers you may not choose or even like, that forces you to pay more for the services you receive and that decides what level of care is suitable for you. Most disturbingly, it is a law that subjugates your doctors’ judgment-and their livelihood-to bureaucratic authority. Those whom you have come to regard as the guardians of your health will have other motives than to preserve or improve it.
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In a first phase, Obamacare eliminates private physicians and consolidates the practice of medicine around hospital institutions. President Obama once promised “If you like your doctor, you can keep him.” What he omitted to mention is that, sooner or later, your doctor will go out of business.
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The Affordable Care Act prohibits physicians from owning hospitals and implements measures to cripple and bankrupt their practices. Drastic cuts in reimbursement and a slew of new regulations have already led to the closing of many free-standing facilities or their acquisition by neighboring hospitals. Regulations have escalated to the point that full compliance has become virtually impossible.
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Here is the letter/ad: You can click the plus sign at the top to enlarge the print.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/110460852/Dr-Naffah-on-Obamacare

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