A recurring theme. Two middle aged women, both worked hard for years but both developed complications of diabetes mellitus. Both are now out on disability, lost their health insurance, cannot afford medication or health care, and find their ability to manage their diabetes slip further and further away. Frankly, this is disgusting. Our great nation can afford to spend millions on various projects of dubious value but is unable to provide basic health care for the citizens.
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Our current environment has two major problems that present a barrier to ANY reforms:
a) COMMUNICATION between physicians and with other providers - we are living in the dark ages (snail mail and telephone)
b) ACCESS TO PATIENT INFORMATION.
I am sure that the White House computers can "speak with " the other computer systems (e.g., DOD, HHHS, et. al.) but none of our systems can interface and thus we cannot access basic patient data.
We MUST improve communication and information access in order to bring American medicine into the 21st century.
Allen S. Burris, MD FACP
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We are fighting for provisions to help more patients get the care they need and to limit the power of insurance companies. Doctors for America is a grassroots movement of over 16,000 physicians and medical students in all 50 states.
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Endocrinologist in private practice in central Viriginia