Allow me to share a unique leadership opportunity which will surely benefit from your support. I have been involved in a national open resource building opportunity by physicians in regards to health care reform. Below is our next to final letter which will be published in major newspapers and medical publications across the country in 30 to 45 days.
Dear Fellow Americans,
For decades the United States has led the world in healthcare. We have the finest hospitals, medical schools, research, technology, and resources. Unfortunately, our healthcare system has lost focus to the point where patient welfare is placed after politics, profits, and special interests. Healthcare costs are on the rise and patients have lost their freedom of choice. The current trends are hurting our economy and compromising the doctor-patient relationship. As a result, it has become difficult for physicians to deliver the best possible care.
• You are paying too much and getting very little. Your health insurance premiums continue to increase each year but your choices are restricted by reimbursement rules, networks, and gatekeepers.
• Your doctor has very little time to spend with you because of too much paperwork and other regulatory hurdles.
• If you lose your job you will likely lose your health insurance coverage.
• Without insurance you have less access to affordable care.
We believe the following factors have made our current system unsustainable:
• The insurance industry's undue authority and oppressive control over healthcare processes
• Excessive and misguided government regulation that restricts the free market
• Practice of defensive medicine
• Harmful and costly legal environment
We, the physicians of the United States, will no longer remain silent. We will not tolerate a healthcare system where those without medical expertise or genuine interest in our patients' health have absolute control. This letter is merely a summary of the most important problems in our current system. In the coming weeks and months, we will be presenting our solutions to the American people.
We invite you, our patients, friends, neighbors and employers to unite with us at this important time in the history of healthcare in the United States. Together, we can guarantee our nation a healthier tomorrow.
Please talk to your doctor about this letter and visit (public website) for more information.
Respectfully,
The Undersigned U.S. Physicians
Our goal is to get 50,000 physician signatures on this letter. The organization- www.sermo.com has 60,000 licensed US physicians as members.
If you could help disseminate this letter and our efforts, this will help us achieve our mutual goal of creating a better American Health Care System sooner rather than later. Please direct physicians to the web address www.sermo.com – search topic is “Open Letter”
Thanks
Bob
