Doctors Concerned by Obama Health Care Plan

Courtesy Donklephant  Tue, 05/12/2009 - 7:22am

While the specifics of President Obama’s health care plan are still being hashed out, doctors are already getting nervous.

The fear? The burdens of the new system will be inordinately placed on doctors. Dr. Scott Gottlieb has a good look at the concerns in today’s Wall Street Journal.

The Lewin Group, a health-care policy research and consulting firm, estimates that enrollment in the public option will reach 131 million people if it’s open to everyone and pays Medicare...


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