AMA Warning
AMA to Obama: Stop accusing us of wanting to hack off people’s body parts, champ
posted at 9:06 pm on August 12, 2009 by Allahpundit
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A follow-up to last night’s post about the looming dangers of mass amputation if ObamaCare doesn’t pass. This is now the second time in three weeks that a doctors’ association has had to correct him publicly over a bit of cheap demagoguery aimed at scaring people into swallowing his plan. Or, rather, the third time: The American College of Surgeons released a statement of its own earlier this evening hammering him on the same points as the AMA. What’s next for The One? Accusing nurses of stealing money out of patients’ wallets while they’re asleep?
We agree with President Obama on the importance of prevention. However, a recent example used to illustrate his important point was misleading. Surgeons are not paid $30,000 to $50,000 to amputate a diabetic’s foot. Medicare pays a surgeon, on average, from $541.72 to $708.71 for one of two procedures involving a foot amputation. It is possible that the total bill, hospital stay, rehabilitation, prosthesis, etc. may approach the larger amount mentioned.
In the case of tonsillectomies, a patient is referred to a surgeon after medication therapy has proven to be ineffective. Actually, the medical profession itself recognized questions about utilization and appropriateness of tonsillectomies and took action by developing clinical guidelines, which has resulted in a sharp decline in the rate of tonsillectomies.
These types of examples create the impression that physicians are motivated by payment levels rather than what is best for patients. The AMA will continue to stress to our elected leaders that physicians are dedicated to putting patients first and optimizing health care quality.
Translation: The guy who wants to run American health care was off here by a factor of 100 on cost. Although who knows? If the public’s fears about exploding health-care expenses under ObamaCare prove justified, maybe someday soon an amputation will run you $30-50K.
Oh, here’s something else I spotted on the wire today that has no implications at all for a public option or single-payer. None.
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Our Leader The Man I voted for is not only letting America Down, He is becoming a Clown. He talks about things and comes across as not having a clue. President Obama Listen to the Doctors and follow the plan they Give You Sir. It is Doctors not Government that saves us. I vote for Doctors over Lawyers any time any day. President Obama are You Our Leader or is it The DNC, and Nancy Pelosi? We Independants that voted for you are begining to wonder if You are The Man we Hoped You were, and the Prognosis is Not Good Sir. America tell Your Representatives NO on this Healthcare Bill. While You are at t tell them Cap and Trade is BAD for AMERICA, Period. Global Warming is Al Gores dreamworld.
How many others feel this way about America and President Obama’s actions?
The Letter is incorrectly attributed to the 4th grade teacher; she states her
name merely became attached to it when she forwarded it to others.
Nonetheless, an earlier version circulated in mid-April 2009 credits
authorship to Franklin T. Bell of Columbia, Maryland.
LETTER FROM A TEACHER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
WOW!!! This lady should run for President!! She is right on the money, and
she’s not afraid to take credit for it either!! She left her name and phone
number at the end!
This letter you are about t o read was written by a 4th grade teacher this
past week. She even gave the world her telephone and fax numbers.
We are in dire need of more true American citizens who are proud of OUR
United States of America. WAKE UP AMERICA . . . please . . . before it is
too late!
April 27, 2009
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington , DC 20500
Mr. Obama:
I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your
recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate
representative of the United States of America collectively or of me
personally.
You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that
you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United
States of America. You are responsible to the citizens of the United
States. You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on
earth. I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing
for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not
care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First
World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration
of the peoples of Europe? Are you brain dead ? What do you think the
Marshall Plan was all about?
Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century? Where do you
get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider
itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of
Independence or the Constitution of the United States?
This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles
governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from
this heritage. Do you not understand this?
Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our
President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia.
You don’t show Great Britain, our best and one of our oldest allies, the
respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How
dare you, sir! How dare you!
You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation
because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a
mosque in Turkey . You offended our dead and every veteran when you give
the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from
themselves. What’s the matter with you?
I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the
historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of
yourselves, all of you. You are so self-righteously offended by the big
bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the
real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie
Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you
intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.
What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to
their staff members – on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises
that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a
17% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You
haven’t said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn’t!
Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in
bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that’s $45 million more than the AIG
bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded
$51 million – not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven’t you
expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the
economic mess we have right now.
I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not
caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we
are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know
that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive
to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly
to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my
beautiful country.
Sincerely,
Every Real American
P.S. I rarely ask that emails be ‘passed around’………….
PLEASE SEND THIS TO YOUR EMAIL LIST……it’s past time for all
Americans to wake up!
Ms Kathleen Lyday
Fourth Grade Teacher
Grandview Elementary School
11470 Hwy. C
Hillsboro, MO 63050
(636) 944-3291 Phone
(636) 944-3870 Fax
When President Obama wants to take away tax deductions for Church givers it’s about Seperation of Church and State. For His Agenda it’s ask the Religious Groups for help. I voted for President Obama but he is proving to me to be a decietful untrustworthy Leader, whom I Do Not Believe at all any more. Getting Insurance Companies to offer group policies to the uninsured with tax credits is a good Moral Plan, The President needs to address the Huge Law suits and make Tort Reform an issue, and then Getting More People to become Doctors, and Fast. Healthcare is a moral question, but the Presidents Plan is Not a Good One at All for Seniors or Legal Americans. We Do Not want or Need Government Controled Healthcare. If Insurances comopanies make to much money tax them some more, don’t close them as this plan would do over the next 10 years. President Obama and Congress need to get Jobs for people Not Push Healthcare and Cap and Trade. America Vote ALL these Politically Corrupt SOB’s that vote for these 2 Economy killing Government Growing Plans OUT OUT OUT of Office in 2010 and 2012. Lets get America on the right track, and growing freely again, and soon, before we are to late. Stop The Democratic Leaders who want Government Run Public Option and Cap and Trade with Your Votes. Freedom is hard Won but Worth fighting for.