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Opinion Pieces

  • U.S. Rep. John Fleming: Time for reality check on health care reform law
    Jun 12, 2010  - Like the enterprising weavers who promised the emperor new clothes with extraordinary powers, Democrats in Congress have promised more than they can deliver. They claim the new health care reform law will lower health care costs, keep insurance premiums from skyrocketing and provide affordable heal... More
  • Four commonsense alternatives to Obamacare
    Jun 9, 2010  - On Tuesday, President Barack Obama continued to sell his government takeover of health care to seniors. Despite the Administration’s PR gimmicks, more Americans continue to reject the product, price and process of Obamacare. Since he signed the bill into law on March 23, Americans have seen what “ch... More
  • Guest Blogger: Rep. Michael Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) on Obamacare’s Impact on Doctors
    Mar 30, 2010  - As the health care reform debate began over a year ago, the American Medical Association, the top doctors group in the country, released a list of its top priorities for health reform. The AMA is a powerful association, and many have credited it with helping to kill HillaryCare, so the organization,... More
  • “Scheme and Deem” Healthcare – Dr. Gingrey’s Diagnosis
    Mar 20, 2010  - The practice of quality medicine is defined by the personal relationship a patient builds with his or her doctor.  Within the doctor-patient relationship, the two can confidentially decide how to treat, diagnose, and prescribe care – allowing the patients’ best interests to be number one priority.  ... More
  • A Lost Opportunity
    Mar 15, 2010  - For the last year, Democrats in Congress have debated how to reform our health care system in the United States.  Over and over again, we have heard how a massive government takeover of our health care will be “better” for us, that having federal bureaucrats make the decision about what care we rece... More
  • Empower Patients, Lower Costs, Expand Access
    Mar 8, 2010  - Pop quiz: What is the goal of health care reform? (A) Expand access (B) Lower costs If you answered (A), odds are you’re a Democrat. If you answered (B), you’re probably a Republican. But if you reject that you have to choose, you’re on the right track. Supporters of the president’s plan, wh... More
  • Doctors Willing to Make a House Call
    Feb 24, 2010  - Is there a doctor in the House?  Well, yes.  As a matter of fact there are nearly 20 of us in the House of Representatives.  Include other healthcare professions and there are even more.  But you would not know it from the make up of the President’s upcoming healthcare summit. On February 25, Presi... More
  • Now Obama Discovers GOP Health Care Proposals?
    Feb 12, 2010  - Oh, the President must be really desperate After repeating for months that Republicans have no solutions when it comes to health care reform, he now wants to discuss the very ideas he denied existed and has invited Republican leaders to the White House to find a “bipartisan” health care solution.... More
  • The Importance of the American Spirit and the Perils of Ignoring It
    Jan 26, 2010  - The downward spiral of the Obama-Pelosi agenda is a direct result of either a terrible misreading of the American culture or a complete lack of respect for it. Naïveté or hubris, the lesson is the same – ignore the American Spirit at your own peril. The American Spirit is not a theory or just a pa... More
  • Reform Medicare, Don't Loot It
    Jan 6, 2010  - Do you have a problem finding a doctor to see you?  If you are a senior on Medicare, like millions of Americans, the likely answer is yes. Practicing medicine in my hometown of Lafayette, Louisiana, I saw the difficulty Medicare patients endure firsthand.  For years, declining physician reimburseme... More