During the preamble to the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, much was made of the disharmony among the political left and right, giving fodder to explosive townhalls — many of which became inescapable albatrosses around the necks of President Obama and other Democrat proponents of the now famously defunct “public option” in its purest form. In the healthcare debate’s final days, an increasing number of physicians joined in the fray to make their voices heard. Generally (if you don’t count the political institutionalism of the AMA) many physicians saw pending legislation as a positive step toward increasing healthcare access for patients who, at the very least, needed coverage.

However, not all doctors jumped on the reform bandwagon. In fact, a group which claims to speak for those providers disillusioned by the promises of the Obama administration to enact reform on the basis of responsible healthcare delivery done in an affordable manner free of increased government bureaucracy and oversight are trying to make themselves heard. It appears that the most recent action by Obama as part of reform — his recess appointment of Don Berwick, targeted by many pols on the right as a proponent of care rationing, to CMS head — was the last straw.

The org’s president warns of a familiar refrain of many who always opposed reform on its most basic level: the trend toward socialism in healthcare delivery.

As a doctor and someday as a patient, I have grave concerns about our healthcare system.  I believe that Obamacare will very quickly lead us to the type of socialized medicine that exists in Canada and England,” stated Dr. Shessel. In fact, Docs4PatientCare recently exposed the nomination of Donald Berwick, M.D. to head Health and Human Services Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) as dangerous to the nation’s health.  Despite the denials of the President, and protests from legislators, this recess appointment proves that ObamaCare is indeed the road toward socialism…

There’s also a Tea Party affiliation event in the works.

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