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    DOCTORS RUN NAT’L ADS: A Heart-to-Heart Letter with Voters (Washington, DC) - What began as a “what-if” conversation starting with “SOMEONE should tell the voters what we think” has, in 3 days, turned into a national doctors’ campaign directly to voters about healthcare reform, taking on both the government and insurance companies. “A Letter from America’s Doctors to Our Patients” runs Monday in editions of USA Today in states including OH, VA, PA, FL, CO, WI and UT. “We want patients to know that we will be there for them and take their trust very seriously,” says Marcy Zwelling, M.D. of Los Alamitos CA, a solo practitioner known for getting thank you letters and Facebook posts from her patients, and former president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. “We want to improve the system, but we can’t do that until the worst of the Affordable Care Act is repealed.” Dr. Zwelling decided that it could be done, and enlisted Kathryn Serkes, CEO of the Doctor Patient Medical Association to help round up the doctors and the funds to do it. Within 3 days, using their contacts and posts on social media sites, the two gathered the support they needed. “Organized medicine like the AMA isn’t speaking for its members – or the patients- anymore,” says Serkes, who likens the letter to a “heart-to-heart” conversation with patients. “Most of us aren’t angry – we are frustrated,” says Zwelling. “We didn’t want to preach to the voters, or threaten them. Instead, we want them to know that we are afraid we won’t be able to be there for them if we continue down this path. And that we’ll work WITH them to make things better. Why can't we build on the best and get rid of the over-reaching mandates and regulations? This election is so important and our patients need to know that America's doctors know we can work together to do it better.” Doctors plan to hand out the letter beginning on Friday. Contact: Kathryn@doctorsandpatients.org

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    DOCTORS RUN NAT’L ADS: A Heart-to-Heart Letter with Voters (Washington, DC) - What began as a “what-if” conversation starting with “SOMEONE should tell the voters what we think” has, in 3 days, turned into a national doctors’ campaign directly to voters about healthcare reform, taking on both the government and insurance companies. “A Letter from America’s Doctors to Our Patients” runs Monday in editions of USA Today in states including OH, VA, PA, FL, CO, WI and UT. “We want patients to know that we will be there for them and take their trust very seriously,” says Marcy Zwelling, M.D. of Los Alamitos CA, a solo practitioner known for getting thank you letters and Facebook posts from her patients, and former president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. “We want to improve the system, but we can’t do that until the worst of the Affordable Care Act is repealed.” Dr. Zwelling decided that it could be done, and enlisted Kathryn Serkes, CEO of the Doctor Patient Medical Association to help round up the doctors and the funds to do it. Within 3 days, using their contacts and posts on social media sites, the two gathered the support they needed. “Organized medicine like the AMA isn’t speaking for its members – or the patients- anymore,” says Serkes, who likens the letter to a “heart-to-heart” conversation with patients. “Most of us aren’t angry – we are frustrated,” says Zwelling. “We didn’t want to preach to the voters, or threaten them. Instead, we want them to know that we are afraid we won’t be able to be there for them if we continue down this path. And that we’ll work WITH them to make things better. Why can't we build on the best and get rid of the over-reaching mandates and regulations? This election is so important and our patients need to know that America's doctors know we can work together to do it better.” Doctors plan to hand out the letter beginning on Friday. Contact: Kathryn@doctorsandpatients.org

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    Doctors Letter To Our Patients About The Election

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    DOCTORS RUN NAT’L ADS: A Heart-to-Heart Letter with Voters (Washington, DC) - What began as a “what-if” conversation starting with “SOMEONE should tell the voters what we think” has, in 3 days, turned into a national doctors’ campaign directly to voters about healthcare reform, taking on both the government and insurance companies. “A Letter from America’s Doctors to Our Patients” runs Monday in editions of USA Today in states including OH, VA, PA, FL, CO, WI and UT. “We want patients to know that we will be there for them and take their trust very seriously,” says Marcy Zwelling, M.D. of Los Alamitos CA, a solo practitioner known for getting thank you letters and Facebook posts from her patients, and former president of the Los Angeles County Medical Association. “We want to improve the system, but we can’t do that until the worst of the Affordable Care Act is repealed.” Dr. Zwelling decided that it could be done, and enlisted Kathryn Serkes, CEO of the Doctor Patient Medical Association to help round up the doctors and the funds to do it. Within 3 days, using their contacts and posts on social media sites, the two gathered the support they needed. “Organized medicine like the AMA isn’t speaking for its members – or the patients- anymore,” says Serkes, who likens the letter to a “heart-to-heart” conversation with patients. “Most of us aren’t angry – we are frustrated,” says Zwelling. “We didn’t want to preach to the voters, or threaten them. Instead, we want them to know that we are afraid we won’t be able to be there for them if we continue down this path. And that we’ll work WITH them to make things better. Why can't we build on the best and get rid of the over-reaching mandates and regulations? This election is so important and our patients need to know that America's doctors know we can work together to do it better.” Doctors plan to hand out the letter beginning on Friday. Contact: Kathryn@doctorsandpatients.org

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    A LETTER FROM amerIcas docTors TO OUR PATIENTS

    Please read this before you go to the polls tomorrow. You have heard from the politicians. Wed like to share what Americas working doctors think. We want to thank you for the trust and respect you have shown us over the years. We love being your physician, and we are proud to be a part of the worlds greatest healthcare delivery system. But as professionals we must share our concerns. We can no longer stand back and watch the dismantlement of Americas healthcare system. We know we can make it better and we are asking for that opportunity.

    Heres what Americas doctors know:


    We knoW tHAt yOu NeeD uS tO be tHeRe FOR yOu But that 83% of doctors think about quitting medicine because of more government and insurance company rules and regulations. We knoW tHAt yOu DeSeRVe tO CHOOSe yOuR DOCtOR, CHOOSe yOuR iNSuRANCe, AND CHOOSe yOuR CARe But that your choices are becoming MORE restricted because of government and insurance company rules and regulations. We knoW ThaT you WanT and deserve 100% of our TIme and aTTenTIon, and ThaT We need To lIsTen beTTer But that government and insurance company rules and regulations create paperwork that takes at least 25% of our time away from taking care of you. We knoW eVeRy PeRSON iS uNique, AND tHAt yOu WANt AND DeSeRVe tHe beSt iNDiViDuAL CARe But that government and insurance rules and regulations require us to conform to standards of care designed by bureaucrats who have never laid eyes or hands on you.

    AND FiNALLy,

    We knoW ThaT Insurance Is Too exPensIve and ThaT medIcal care Is noT accessIble or affordable To many amerIcans
    but that the new healthcare law only makes all these things worse.

    Please vote for candidates who will repeal the worst provisions of the new healthcare law its thousands of regulations, mandates, protocols and paperwork. And we promise to work hand-in-hand with you our patients to build on whats best in American healthcare. Sincerely,
    Doctors from more than 20 states, including OH, PA, FL, VA, CO & WI. Marcy Zwelling, M.D.
    ChoiceCare.MD

    Kristin Story Held, M.D & Jane L. Hughes, M.D., FACS


    American Doctors 4 Truth

    Mark Schiller, M.D.


    Doctor Patient Medical Assn.

    David McKalip, M.D., FAANS


    Doctors for Patient Freedom

    Miland K. Ambe M.D.


    Restore Americas Voice Fdn.

    C.L. Gray, M.D.


    Author, Battle for Americas Soul

    Kipp Van Camp, D.O


    Author, MISDiagnosis

    I want to focus on what is best for my patients and not what a government official deems cost effective.
    Marcy Zwelling, M.D. ChoiceCare.md

    Peter Weiss, M.D., FACOG


    Asst. Clinical Prof, UCLA

    Joseph F. Ruda Jr, M.D.


    Robin Dore Locks, M.D. John Ingram, M.D. Alex Loscialpo, M.D. Michael Couris, M.D. Kathy Hansen, M.D. Peter Rovato, M.D. John T. Gill, M.D Perry Secor, M.D.
    Shirley Lazenby, M.D. Rene Guerra, M.D. Jack Dekkinga, M.D. Rafael Miguel, M.D. J. Deane Waldman, M.D., MBA Larry Mattingly, M.D. Kenneth Fisher, M.D. Brett Levine, M.D. George Watson, D.O. Marisha Agana, M.D. John Stitt, M.D. Sherri Tenpenny, D.O. Barney Nemiroff, M.D. Daniel Koretz, M.D. Patrick Showalter, M.D.

    Janis Chester, M.D. Jason Attaman, D.O., Bill Mallon, M.D. FAAPMR Thomas LaGrelius, M.D., FAAFP Jim Norconk, Jr. M.D. Bradley D. Vilims, M.D., DABPM Kenneth Cooper, M.D. Robert Pollard, M.D. Brian Michael, M.D. Meg Edison, M.D. Robin Dore Locks, M.D. John Ingram, M.D. Alex Loscialpo, M.D. Gary Price, M.D.
    Gregory Pinto, M.D. Valerie Rhodes, M.D. Gregg Schubach, M.D. Arthur Sgalia, M.D. Chelsea Sheppard, M.D. Donald Tatum, M.D. Laurel Taylor, M.D. Don Tillery, M.D. Mark OBrien, M.D. Robert Hughes, M.D. Dwayne Cook, M.D. Jeffrey Rosenberg, M.D., PhD Rebecca Bushlong, M.D. Brian Kim, M.D. Matt McCord, M.D.

    Patients wont be able to find a doctor unless we turn this around.


    Mark Schiller, MD MindTherapyclinic.com

    Don Condit, M.D. Arthur Sgalia, M.D. Terrence Babb, M.D. Christina Peterson, M.D. Brian Greenberg, M.D. Marion Mass, M.D. Robert Hughes, M.D. James Oakman, M.D. Frank Dowling, M.D. Emery Cole, M.D. Scott Peschke, M.D. Anthony Carabasi, M.D. Keith Phillippi, M.D. Paul Ehrmann, M.D. Janet Kerrigan, M.D.

    Chad Savage, M.D. Don Tillery, M.D. David F. Hess, M.D. Laurel Taylor, M.D. Gregg Schubach, M.D. Linda Anegawa, M.D. Richard Armstrong, M.D. Lisa Cosgrove, M.D. Alice Dick, M.D. Kenneth Fisher, M.D. David F.Hess, M.D. Robert Hughes, M.D. Mai-Li Dong, M.D. James Mahoney, M.D. Keith Phillippi, M.D.

    The exam room has become over-crowded and overregulated.


    Kipp A. Van Camp, D.O Author, MisDiagnosis

    *Doctor Patient Medical Association survey July 2012 | Doctorsandpatients.org

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