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DJP Update 12-8-2014 Tomorrow on C-SPAN 3 Hearing on PPACA; 2- Some Weblinks; LAGNIAPPE: Movies and Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff election

DJP Update 12-8-2014 Tomorrow on C-SPAN 3 Hearing on PPACA; 2- Some Weblinks; LAGNIAPPE: Movies and Louisiana U.S. Senate runoff election

Airing LIVE Tuesday, Dec 09 9:30am EST on C-SPAN 3 re PPACA, the healthcare law.

http://www.c-span.org/video/?323115-1/hearing-jonathan-gruber-marilyn-tavenner-health-care-enrollment

Jonathan Gruber and Marilyn Tavenner on Health Care Law Enrollment
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and MIT economist Jonathan Gruber testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee about enrollment issues with the Affordable Care Act.
If you are caring for patients during that time, set your recorder.  It is my view the hearing will not be limited just to enrollment.  Professor Gruber’s comments regarding how the law was designed and what he thinks of the public no doubt will be explored.

2- Some Weblinks to Professor Gruber’s comments and an interesting article in WSJ today about PPACA threat to private practice:
DJPNEWS
“Will Jonathan Gruber Topple Obamacare?” @politico Pro: http://t.co/BsvjJmkgJJ #CSPAN tomorrow = Testimony #Congress . #ACA #tcot
12/8/14, 10:20 AM
Alternative link:  http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/12/will-jonathan-gruber-topple-obamacare-113369.html?hp=t3_r#.VIZVLIer9XZ

DJPNEWS
“ObamaCare’s Threat to Private Practice” @WSJopinion @AEI http://t.co/zvBtuPqWOb #PPACA #ACA #tcot @AAPSonline @AmerMedicalAssn @sonodoc99
12/8/14, 11:21 AM
Alternative link:  http://www.wsj.com/articles/scott-gottlieb-obamacares-threat-to-private-practice-1417990367  (Requires log in)

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LAGNIAPPE:  Two movies and one YOUTUBE that we saw recently and enjoyed.  1- Big Hero 6.  We saw this with our grandkids in movie theatre.  Story of a robotics prodigy. A story of genius, tragedy, and triumph.  Stresses education.  2- The Hundred-Foot Journey (based on book of same name)  A tale of a family who suffers a tragedy in India and moves to France.  One son is a gifted chef.  Heart-warming story of family, love, and cooking.  Available ON DEMAND from TV services.  Info about the author, Richard C. Morais, is at:  http://www.richardcmorais.com/

YOUTUBE:  Work of art video;  It shows the design of a Beretta shotgun by Apple designer and the craftsmanship of the folks at Beretta.

http://www.thefield.co.uk/news/beretta-486-apple-designer-marc-newson-26297
TheFieldmag
Is this the most fantastic collaboration ever? @BerettaItalia with Apple designer Marc Newson http://t.co/TofGpD5vLZ http://t.co/Azlu6BGsEj
11/17/14, 5:26 AM

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Must not forget the La. U.S. Senate runoff election that took place Saturday December 6.

DJPNEWS
RT @BillCassidy: Louisiana, you voted for change. It’s an honor and a privilege to be your next senator. Thank you! http://t.co/Gj7oKa6EKy
12/6/14, 10:21 PM

DJPNEWS
Election results not close in Rep. Bill Cassidy win over Sen. Mary Landrieu for La. U.S. Senate seat. #tcot #GOP http://t.co/OtldoH4DOi
12/6/14, 9:14 PM

The final tally was 56 percent for Dr. Bill Cassidy and 44 percent for Senator Mary Landrieu.

And the Louisiana State Medical Society (LSMS) sends out this message today:

4 LSMS Members in the United States Senate and House of Representatives

“Congratulations to Drs. Cassidy, Boustany, Fleming, and Abraham

“LSMS Member in the U.S. Senate
Dr. William “Bill” Cassidy was elected to the US Senate on December 6, 2014.

“LSMS Members in the U.S. House of Representatives
District 3 reelected Dr. Charles W. Boustany, Jr. on November 4, 2014.
District 4 reelected Dr. John Fleming on November 4, 2014.
District 5 elected Dr. Ralph Lee Abraham on December 6, 2014.”
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Stay well,

Donald

Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS

Intrepid Resources® / The Medical Risk Manager Company

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DJP Update 11-25-2014 OP-ED on Alternative to PPACA by Dr. Healy and DJP; Also Dr. Tenery article; Lagniappe: Some tweets not about health system reform

DJP Update 11-25-2014 OP-ED on Alternative to PPACA; Also Dr. Tenery article; Lagniappe: Some tweets not about health system reform
(Sent yesterday but server problem so sending again today after server fixed. Also added links.)

Here is the link at The Daily Caller with the OP-ED written by a former president of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Gerry Healy, and me. Published 11-24-2014.

(Copy and paste links into your browser if it doesn’t show up as a hot link here.)

http://dailycaller.com/2014/11/24/we-need-healthcare-reform-but-obamacare-is-not-it/

The OP-ED is on two pages so click page 2 at bottom of first page.

Of course, I did a tweet about it too:

DJPNEWS
OP-ED @DailyCaller Dr. Healy + @DJPNEWS #PPACA + better way http://t.co/bRlEOidgIs #tcot @AAPSonline @AmCollSurgeons @LaMedSoc @BretBaier
11/24/14, 5:06 PM

By the way, if you want your own copy of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA, ACA, etc.) for review during a discussion, here is a government link that gives you entire law.

The sequence of events and dates of PPACA passage can be found in my 2010 OP-ED: http://www.donaldpalmisano.com/html/PEJLSMS2010.pdf

https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/111/hr3590/text

A retweet involving PPACA and the man who found Professor Gruber videos.

This introduces the world to the person who found all of the Jonathan Gruber videos. I find it fascinating that this man is not a reporter but a guy who did his own research in his space time and scooped all of the press and those in Washington, DC. This man doesn’t want any publicity. He merely wanted to document the record regarding PPACA. He deserves a Pulitzer Prize.

DJPNEWS
Tell folks follow! @phillyrich1 RT @Heritage: Meet..Man Who Found the Jonathan Gruber Videos – http://t.co/aCHLvZnFle http://t.co/CuXl23U2tk
11/20/14, 2:44 PM

Try this link if above link doesn’t work: http://dailysignal.com/2014/11/20/meet-man-found-jonathan-gruber-videos/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social

plus the image at: https://twitter.com/Heritage/status/535529301882327040/photo/1

BONUS: Here is a blog posting by Dr. Rob Tenery, a former Chair of CEJA that deals with PPACA. It is entitled: Boondoggle?

Worth reading: http://www.robtenerymd.com/blog/?p=367

LAGNIAPPE: Some of my Tweets/retweets you may find of interest not dealing with health system reform:

Watch the excellent video of a Beretta shotgun designed by Apple designer Marc Newson:

DJPNEWS
Work of #Art – incl video RT @TheFieldmag: … @BerettaItalia with Apple designer Marc Newson http://t.co/xL2J2XJkz4 http://t.co/uYkb1r0IbD
11/22/14, 9:31 AM
If link does’t work, use this instead: http://www.thefield.co.uk/news/beretta-486-apple-designer-marc-newson-26297 and then this one: https://twitter.com/TheFieldmag/status/534306606708953088/photo/1

Here is KitKat the day after the Saints lost on Monday Night Football:

DJPNEWS
Our outside #cat – #KitKat – with inside visitation privileges appears sad after loss #NOLA #Saints last night. #NFL http://t.co/NealmIvZp3
11/25/14, 2:50 PM
Try this link if link in tweet doesn’t work: https://twitter.com/DJPNEWS/status/537347570318594049/photo/1

Here is one of my Double Knockout roses. My daughter Mary Ellen recommends KnockOut Roses because they are so easy to grow and are resistant to disease.
DJPNEWS
Today’s #DoubleKnockoutRose from our garden. #Flowers #Roses #photography http://t.co/9xKweYy30x
11/25/14, 2:43 PM
Try this link for rose: https://twitter.com/DJPNEWS/status/537345797751603201/photo/1

That photo was take with iPhone 6+.
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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Donald

Donald J. Palmisano, MD, JD, FACS

Intrepid Resources® / The Medical Risk Manager Company

5000 West Esplanade Ave., #432

Metairie, LA 70006

USA

504-455-5895 office

DJP@donaldpalmisano.com

www.donaldpalmisano.com

www.onleadership.us

(Author of ON LEADERSHIP (2008, 2011 2nd edition) and THE LITTLE RED BOOK OF LEADERSHIP LESSONS (2012 & in bookstores and AMAZON now!)

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Twitter: www.twitter.com/DJPNEWS

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/IntrepidResources/videos Check out the videos.

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