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CatWoman

(79,293 posts) Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:21 PM Aug 2013

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Anyone familiar with the "Physician's Foundation"?

Ted Cruz has this posted on his FB page and attributes it to that Foundation

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Anyone familiar with the "Physician's Foundation"? (Original Post) CatWoman Aug 2013 OP

A new, RW, made-up entity. silverweb Aug 2013 #1

my guess Skittles Aug 2013 #2

great point, Skittles CatWoman Aug 2013 #3

A bad outfit of RW'ers. I don't have links, just recalling what I've heard before. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2013 #4

i had that suspicion CatWoman Aug 2013 #5

silverweb

(16,402 posts)

1. A new, RW, made-up entity.

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:29 PM

Aug 2013

[font color="navy" face="Verdana"]http://www.physiciansfoundation.org/about-us

Note the copyright date: 2013.

A quick search shows them to be active in NC and TX. Betcha they're not in California!

On edit: If anyone can dig deeper into their origins and membership, I'm sure it will be very revealing.

Skittles

(153,122 posts)

2. my guess

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:29 PM

Aug 2013

a conservative-backed group created to use for quotes and opinions on medical matters when the ones from the AMA just will not do

CatWoman

(79,293 posts)

3. great point, Skittles

Reply to Skittles (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:31 PM

Aug 2013

now to research what the AMA has to say about the AHCA

RKP5637

(67,089 posts)

4. A bad outfit of RW'ers. I don't have links, just recalling what I've heard before. n/t

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:43 PM

Aug 2013

CatWoman

(79,293 posts)

5. i had that suspicion

Reply to RKP5637 (Reply #4)

Mon Aug 26, 2013, 05:51 PM

Aug 2013

and after googling the AMA's views, I came away totally convinced. I also posted a AMA story on his page.

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