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Frederick Smith

The ACP Advocate Blog by Bob Doherty (American College of Physicians) - 0 views

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    Bob Doherty is the main Washington lobbyist of the ACP - after the AMA, the largest organization of US doctors (representing internal medicine physicians, whether primary care or subspecialist). He's had some very interesting posts since the Massachusetts Senate upset. His blog is a finalist in the sixth annual Medical Weblog Awards for the Best Health Policies/Ethics Weblog. Doherty articulates the ACP's case for supporting the current Senate&House Health Care Reform legislation (whose failure he & many others will end up leading eventually to more draconian limits on doctors & patients, in order to control the currently unsustainable growth in US health care costs (now approaching 20% of GDP).
Frederick Smith

Editorial - Reform and Medical Costs - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    The fundamental fix for health care reform is likely to be achieved only through trial and error and incremental gains.\n
Frederick Smith

R.Brownstein. A Milestone In the Health Care Journey - Atlantic Politics - 0 views

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    Serious effect on medical cost curve
Frederick Smith

Dr. Kevin Pho on why current HealthReform bills are docs' best hope - 0 views

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    Pho is a fairly conservative primary care doctor in New Hampshire, but believes that defeat of the current Senate/House legislation will eventually lead to more draconian restrictions on doctors and patients, since the cost of medical care will otherwise become untenable in the U.S.
Frederick Smith

Ross Douhat, "Telling Grandma No" - 0 views

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    Conservative criticism of Republican scare tactics about Medicare limiting futile care at EOL
Frederick Smith

Health Care's Generation Gap - 0 views

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    over-spending on very old, too little on young
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