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To: LindyBill who wrote (315884)	7/21/2009 1:58:48 PM
From: skinowski	Respond to of 793838

Lewin Group showing that doctors stand to lose $18,900 per physician in the third year of the proposed law. The total amount of money flowing into healthcare will increase. Hospitals will need to "eat" far fewer charity admissions. It will become a matter of "redistribution" between hospitals and docs.... which will be necessary in order to correct for bureaucratic stupidity and rigidity.

To: LindyBill who wrote (315884)	7/22/2009 12:54:59 PM
From: Brumar89	5 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793838

Obama Paid Off AMA Directly to Win Endorsement of Socialized Medicine Last week the AMA endorsed ObamaCare. Pure horsetrading, as it turns out. Those increased fees for Medicaid doctors' payments that Obama forgot to budget? Payoff to the AMA. In the bill, Democrats provide $245 billion to eliminate an annual shortfall in payments to doctors under Medicare. Democrats resolved this annual headache, in large part, to win crucial support for the bill from the American Medical Association. That money currently counts against the overall costs of the bill, but Democrats have introduced legislation that would remove remove this obligation from federal deficit. As they say: Every professional organization is a conspiracy against non-members. Thanks to AHFF Geoff. And, from the department of jaw-dropping irony, Barack Obama accuses opponents of BammyCare of utilizing "scare tactics." Uh-huh. The guy attempting to bull-rush this through, predicting dire happenings in 20+ years if this isn't passed within the next two weeks, claims his opponents are using "scare tactics." Thanks to Slublog for that. ace.mu.nu