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NEJM | Perspective on Physicians and Healthcare Reform

By theFewture | Published: June 16, 2009
The NEJM recently published a slew of  articles on healthcare reform. Here's two. From Achieving Health Care Reform — How Physicians Can Help (Fisher ES, Berwick DM, Davis K.) Two threats in particular put reform at risk: conflicting doctrines (regarding the creation of a new public insurance option and government support for comparative-effectiveness studies) and opposition to [...]
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Obama talks to the AMA

By theFewture | Published: June 16, 2009
The American Medical Association is the most powerful medical association in the United States, aside from individual corporate entities, so Obama is smart to involve them in discussions on healthcare reform. "To say it as plainly as I can, health care reform is the single most important thing we can do for America's long-term fiscal health. [...]
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