[ACTION ITEM] Doctors for Obama

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Sunday September 28, 2008 · 9:24 AM PDT

2008/09/28 · 09:24

I am writing on behalf of Doctors for Obama, a grassroots organization of physicians and medical students who believe that Barack Obama's healthcare plan is right for our patients, right for our medical system, and right for America.

Our goal is to build a community of physicians who are committed to helping all Americans get access to affordable, quality healthcare services. Physicians' voices ought to be an important part of shaping health policy. Interest groups are often heard from in elections but our voice is missing. That is why we, as doctors, have come together to inform the media and the nation what we need - for doctors and for our patients - to keep America healthy.

We need your help to get the word out. More after the fold:

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Monday July 28, 2008 · 5:56 AM PDT

2008/07/28 · 05:56

Not surprisingly, the healthcare reform debate has taken many twists and turns since the last real attempt at overhaul in 1993. With more than 45 million people uninsured, and tens of millions more underinsured, the recent focus on universal coverage is not only laudable, but essential. The efforts of longstanding universal coverage advocates were instrumental in achieving this and deserve our continued support. In particular, in this forum, nyceve, California Nurses Association, and many others who make up the Netroots Nation have passionately and sensitively 1) highlighted the moral outrage and disturbing injustice of how the insured and insured alike are dealt with by insurance companies and our health care system and 2) translated this understanding into concrete advocacy and action.

Advocating for universal coverage, however, is not enough. More below the fold.

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[ACTION ITEM] Doctors for Obama

Universal coverage: necessary, but not nearly sufficient (with graphs), part I