DJP Update 7-20-2011 Speech tour ended; Some tweets to powerful videos; a petition re IPAB; & a stop at the beach to reflect & write
Had an interesting speech tour to Washington, DC last week where I had the opportunity to give remarks to staffers of folks in Congress followed by a breakfast speech and Q & A to Representatives regarding IPAB and PPACA. Heritage Foundation made the arrangements. I also did a video at Heritage on PPACA and IPAB.
Then flew home from DC and drove from New Orleans to give a speech at The Cloister in Sea Island, Georgia using the opportunity to break-in the “Coyote” 5.0 liter (302 cubic inch) engine in the 2012 Mustang GT. Outstanding handling and overall performance. At the beautiful resort, The Cloister, I spoke to the Georgia Medical Eye PAC on leadership and health system reform. Nice people! Also got to see 2 of our grandsons as Donald Jr, EVP of MAG, was giving a speech to the group on Accountable Care Organizations and Diego and Pablo accompanied him. Much fun.
En route back to New Orleans, Robin and I stopped for a few days at a beautiful beach home loaned to us by a dear doctor friend. It is right on the beach and is a great place for tranquillity, reflection, and writing.
Meanwhile, the battles continue in Washington, DC on the budget and aspects of PPACA. IPAB is now being recognized by over 270 organizations, including AMA, as a board that must be repealed. Meanwhile, PCORI had a hearing in Washington, DC and offered the opportunity for the public to give comments but the time available was a total of 30 minutes on Monday and 30 minutes on Tuesday. That time is a true total, not per person. Dr. Peter Lavine of Washington, DC attended and gave excellent comments. Thanks, Peter!
By the way, PCORI is the PATIENT-CENTERED OUTCOMES RESEARCH INSTITUTE
We have to be careful that PCORI does not become the partner with IPAB and then become the equivalent of NICE in Great Britain. NICE is the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence that uses a formula of cost and “quality-adjusted life-year” to determine if a procedure or treatment is covered. Their method of rationing.
If you follow my tweets at DJPNEWS, you knew about this hearing and I hope you or your organization sent in comments. Here is the alert from DJPNEWS and the PCORI Website link:
www.twitter.com/DJPNEWS
#PCORI of #PPACA meeting & public comment July 18-19 in DC. Concerns? Send in comments &/or attend; details www.PCORI.org
Here is the tweet about Dr. Lavine:
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Thanks! Orthopedist Dr Peter Lavine gave testimony at #PCORI hearing today! Gov needs info from doctors who treat patients. #hcr |
Now is the time to make the push to get rid of IPAB, the Independent Payment Advisory Board. We need more than talk; we need action. Call your senators and representatives.
More on IPAB at: http://protectpatientsrights.org/newsroom
Also, if time permits, sign the Coalition to Protect Patients Rights petition opposing IPAB at: http://protectpatientsrights.org/cppr-petition
As you know, I am the spokesperson for CPPR.
A few tweets with links to speeches:
Listen to Ronald Reagan before he became President of USA as he speaks about government control of Medicine. He is a true warrior against government control of Medicine, just as one of my heroes was, the late AMA President Dr. Ed Annis.
Ronald Reagan speaking:
http://tinyurl.com/37ur5u
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Congress & all in USA: listen to wisdom of Ronald Reagan re gov takeover of Medicine; crisis! http://tinyurl.com/37ur5u #tcot #hcr |
If you get the opportunity to hear Dr. Annis’ famous speech in Madison Square Garden, please listen! Go to:
Dr. Annis starts speaking about 40 seconds into the video. He truly was a man of courage and wisdom. He predicts the future in this speech. I miss him.
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And if you want to see how bad it is when government spends more than it takes in, watch this outstanding presentation by Representative Ryan. Powerful graphs!
http://bit.ly/mUyHzh
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Make video viral “Leadership deficit” #tcot RT @RepPaulRyan: House passed #CutCapBalance tonight: http://bit.ly/mUyHzh |
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Stay well.
Donald
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