Did much to improve my perspective on the health care debate. This looks at physician reaction to the AMA's opposition to a public option for insurance.

Informative report on the growing debate between doctors about President Obama's public insurance option. This article seems factual, and reasonably gathered, citing stakeholders on both sides of the issue - including the American Medical Association, which opposes some forms of public coverage, as well as the many doctors who disagree with that position.

Looks at how non AMA member doctors have responded to the organization's position against Obama's health care reform plan. A great read, with lots of information on who the AMA represents (higher income specialties). Recommended read.

This original article describes the many different physician groups, representing a wide range of viewpoints within the medical community. This expanded my knowledge of the current debate, and I learned that there is more than the AMA representing doctors. The story of Dr. Chris McCoy's letter -- moving from his blog and Facebook page to the Huffington Post, increasing vastly in readership -- is interesting and timely.

This is a somewhat interesting story about differences in opinion of Doctors. It would rate higher if more broadly in ideas.

This article presents the fact that people are arguing over health care far better than presenting any coherent arguments about health care. There are many references to different ideas, but the reader is left to fend for themselves in deciding which might be preferred. The worst moment of the article is where Dr. McCoy is cited as being "outraged by the focus (of the AMA) on reimbursement" and cites the medical profession as having an "altruistic nature". This is a misleading distinction. Many altruistic physicians are very concerned about the finances, including their own personal finances, of health care. That said, most of what is "learned" is that the hundreds of thousands of physicians do not speak with one voice. If ... More »

Reasonably good discussion of the controversy about funding health care, often mistakenly called "health care reform." Omits mention of family physicians, the real problems that primary care physicians have when they have a lot of Medicare patients and can't afford to keep their offices open, and the Patient-Centered Medical Home, which would help make medical care more affordable.

The article shows that there (are) a variety of opinion(s) among doctors about the proposed health insurance reform. This is contrary to the more common reliance in the media on the AMA's opinion. This is useful information.

Takes a local angle--an event with one of the groups mentioned in the article--and expands it into a news story with national ramifications.

It goes beyond merely quoting both sides to a more indepth investigation of those involved in the medical debate

It is imperative that the nation is exposed to the views of doctors on national health care reform.

This story highlights some important but little-known facts, and does an excellent job of providing quantitative data in an easy-to-read manner.