merrie says: The other members of Congress who are physicians are: Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) OB/GYN Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) Orthopedic surgeon Rep. Rolf “Parker” Griffith (D-AL)"oncologist When pressed on the single-payer approach, Griffith said he doesn’t support it. He suggested a single-payer system would stifle health care innovation that has successfully brought down mortality rates for heart disease and cancer. Rep. David “Phil” Roe (R-TN)"ON/GYN Dr. Roe believes that a government-run bureaucratic healthcare system is not the answer, and that free market ideas and competition can help rein in escalating healthcare costs. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)"specializes in the treatment of diseases of the liver Instead of creating a national health care bureaucracy, Congress should look to proven cost-controllers like Health Savings Accounts (HSA). Tom Price (R-GA)"Orthopedist. From who runs GOV Price, an M.D., launched his congressional career because he was fed up with the cost of malpractice insurance. …snip… After six years in private practice, Price opened an orthopedic clinic. It eventually grew into a 475-person business that earned revenues of about $50 million a year. That has helped bump Price onto the list of the 50 Richest Members of Congress issued by Roll Call. …snip… Price helped lead the charge against the Clintons’ health-care plan in the early 1990s as a member of the Georgia Medical Association. He does support a measure that would have increased health-insurance coverage by giving states more power to ... Phil Gingrey (R-GA)–OB/GYN “What we’re talking about is a move toward socialism,” Gingrey said recently, sparing no hyperbole. “You’re going to have a socialist bureaucrat in the exam room between the doctor and the patient.” Charles Boustany (R-LA)–Cardiovascular Surgeon Charles Boustany warns against “a government takeover of health care” that he says would raise taxes and limit treatment options. He says that could “put bureaucrats in charge of health-care decisions that should be made by families and doctors.” Ron Paul (R-TX): OB/GYN. In his own words: Healthcare is a Goo... |
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