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Published: Thu, 12 Nov 2009
Description: Fox News' Medical A-Team grades House health care bill
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" Health care bills. Barely pass. They don't care -- that Hussein barely passed in the house by a narrow five votes not to mention a major political divide with just one lone Republican voting in favor of it. So much for bipartisan support I guess that what the medical experts now the most important thing what are they saying about the bill. Our medical air eighteen is here to weigh in doctors Manny Alvarez and Eric coomer and Davidson and good morning to all three of them. I'd -- you each and examine this no pun intended. You picked your best in your worst things and then he gave it a grade so that many let me start with you we're talking only about me."
" How's that how's that note I know I see your best thing a much of the best -- Islam we're talking about reform and for sure you look at anything. About healthcare it did that does need reform and it's good dead -- alive lease up a lot of money sure people are getting insurance you know by at least in some of this version of the house is putting together. What I hear about it is that really for me as as a woman's health specialist there's not a lot of focus on women's health which is have been great priority in this nation because we have neglected it for a long time and second there's no tort reform. Of any kind whatsoever. Sold most to me are just big ticket items that makes this whole bill."
" Very weak all right and your greatest my -- I David."
" I would change I'm definitely I'm gonna tell you don't this summer school stop this -- do that got to do I'm gonna give an."
" This yeah this diehards are great yeah."
" I'm seeing what they're talking about in the Senate that is upsetting me even more so especially this morning and you read their functions dot com we'll see good story that. So yet that's."
" You would taxes and taxes here -- a doctor Kumar that's thing about the house bill three the best thing is that this is going to bar insurance companies. From preventing on limiting coverage for the patients with preexisting conditions which has been a major problem with the health insurance system up until this point right the worst. The worst is that despite the fact that this is gonna take a financial toll on mostly middle class Americans but on on all Americans. Based on the penalties of people paid because of having to force take insurance. Based on the Cyprus five point 44% surcharge tax base -- the small businesses are going to be taxed. There's nothing in the health care system Health Department the bill that actually addresses the quality of care that Americans are going to be receiving -- and some major problem right here greatest T minus."
" You might as close to Dr. Manny."
" I don't see the final panelist I'm nervous about what."
" Some constraints can be but what's -- first well you know I think being a doctor -- that it's a noble job."
" You know we went into medicine because you are compassionate about your patients you wanna give the best care. If this bill truly. Gives access to millions of patients and I think that's a good thing because we want to go for prevention we wanna be able to take care of his patients to the best. -- capability right. The issue that I have with this is that that the you know you may affect the quality of care because if you are going to bring fifty million patients overnight. Weed out. I think more doctors there would be shortage of doctors and as a result there would be more wading in the waiting rooms and then -- for surgeries and medicine. Am I still think that the health care in this country remains the best in the world we have the best research we have the best technology. But they think if it's going to be another layer of bureaucracy that's going to distance between the doctors and the patients. Hillary and I think many here by the terms like medical tourism and you really don't want to patients to leave this country. -- go to other countries and that would be devastated and so your greatest if I give it out of those kind that in these guys that you're a B minus --"
" Well I want you to be my teacher whoa I -- a site I think there is still hope hopefully that it will listen to doctors and the hospitals and didn't do the right thing they -- they're watching right now this wonderful eighteen panel that we've compiled you never know it is still -- passing grade. So -- feed -- you failed them. That's with a B minus I think hey I got."
" I gotta go I would Monday in any of your classroom in the now that's a good the only."
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