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marmar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:55 PM Original message |
Dear AMA: I Quit! |
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derby378 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Good on ya, Dr. McCoy! |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:13 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. You gotta love an outspoken doc named McCoy! |
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demodonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:25 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. Hear hear! nt |
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nxylas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 07:27 AM Response to Reply #8 |
58. Self-delete |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:14 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Dammit, Jim. I'm a doctor, not a cash register. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
11. beam him down scotty they need to hear this guy directly |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. How tired is that guy of Star Trek jokes? |
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MrMickeysMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #12 |
28. I know his hailing frequencies must be closed by this time! |
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keroro gunsou (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #12 |
30. dammit jgraz |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 12:07 PM Response to Reply #30 |
66. *snarf* |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 12:08 PM Response to Reply #12 |
67. He could probably avoid it by using James or his initials. Who knows? Maybe he kinda likes |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:27 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. duly noted |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:52 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I love that one, jgraz. |
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northofdenali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:49 PM Response to Reply #9 |
29. DUzy! |
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bread_and_roses (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:34 PM Response to Reply #9 |
45. perfect! (n/t) |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
50. I know a lot of cash registers! |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:34 AM Response to Reply #9 |
64. hehe ... nt |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
2. Rec'd! nt |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
3. K&R. |
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AndyA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
4. K & R - We need thousands more like him. |
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ColbertWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:19 PM Response to Reply #4 |
19. Agreed! k+r for the OP! n/t |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 01:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
68. Lots of people are dropping out of the AMA |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's awesome. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:02 PM Response to Original message |
6. recommend |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. hope he is the first of many |
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Union Yes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
10. Awesome! recd |
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mnhtnbb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
13. That's telling them! |
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dmr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
14. Dr. McCoy has integrity |
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izzybeans (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
17. Hit them where it hurts. Their membership dues. |
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Hissyspit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
18. Excellent. AMA obviously is corrupt. Here are the original DU posts of Atul Gawande's |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:26 PM Response to Original message |
20. Corporate helathcare: It's dead, Jim. |
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quidam56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:55 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Better Corporate Health Care being dead, |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 04:56 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Yup. nt |
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RedCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:05 PM Response to Original message |
23. Beam us up McCoy! We're with you all the way! |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
24. K&R I certainly hope he is not alone in this decision. n/t |
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mrs_p (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
25. wow |
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Demoiselle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
26. Hurray for Dr. McCoy! |
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DKRC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:14 PM Response to Reply #26 |
33. Heard on Thom Hartmann this morning |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 01:50 PM Response to Reply #26 |
69. The AMA does NOT represent doctors. |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
27. Welcome to sanity. Dr. McCoy. Most doctors I know dropped AMA years ago. |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 01:51 PM Response to Reply #27 |
70. The AMA is to doctors what the NRA is to responsible gun owners. |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 06:55 PM Response to Reply #27 |
71. Indeed, it was only after the AMA recognized that most doctors |
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Control-Z (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. It has been my experience |
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ooglymoogly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
32. Here we have a real Doctor who adheres to his oath |
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ckimmy57 (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
34. Thank you |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Sadly, they DO remember. |
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tavalon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. I read that article from the New Yorker |
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MasonJar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
36. Bravo, doc. You are the kind of physician that we need in this fight. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 06:23 PM Response to Original message |
37. Cheering for the real doctor McCoy! |
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Subdivisions (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:12 PM Response to Original message |
40. That is the best thing I've seen all week. Bravo, Bones! K and R!!! n/t |
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Wednesdays (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:38 PM Response to Original message |
41. K&R |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:56 PM Response to Original message |
42. So he does not believe a public option would put insurance |
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ihavenobias (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
43. K & R n/t |
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BobTheSubgenius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
44. HUGE props to Dr. McCoy!!!! |
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NorthCarolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:47 PM Response to Original message |
46. K&R n/t |
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diamidue (606 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 08:54 PM Response to Original message |
47. Kicking a dead horse |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
48. k&r'd, and thanks for rocking. |
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bertman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 09:48 PM Response to Original message |
49. Bless you, Doctor McCoy!! Wouldn't this be a better nation (and world) if more doctors were |
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newtothegame (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
51. You know medical school wasn't free for these guys right? |
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jgraz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:16 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. Here's an idea: why don't you actually read the article before responding? |
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farmboxer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:33 PM Response to Original message |
53. (AMA) American Murder Assoc.?) |
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mackerel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:35 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. One more reason I use homeoapathy. |
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chascarrillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-11-09 11:55 PM Response to Reply #54 |
55. I like my medicine with at least one molecule of an active ingredient, thank you very much. |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
56. Bravo. There is another medical group, the National Medical Association, |
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pam4water (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
57. I thought it was goign to be the McCoy -- from Star Trek J/k! |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 08:12 AM Response to Original message |
59. K&R Hope more like this doctor come to their senses of what it means |
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syberlion (110 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 09:15 AM Response to Original message |
60. My Grandfather told me stories about the AMA |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
61. The AMA selling out on the Public Health options seems eerily like AARP siding with the Prescription |
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BlancheSplanchnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 10:50 AM Response to Original message |
62. Beautiful! I so love people like this Dr. |
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bluescribbler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
63. Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor! |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-12-09 11:51 AM Response to Original message |
65. "If you're not at the table, you're on the menu." |
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