The AMA Now Supports the Public Option

Posted on 07/02/2009 at 7:19 am by Bob Cesca

This is terrific news:

(CNN) — The new president of the American Medical Association, which represents the interests of the nation’s doctors, said Wednesday the group is open to a government-funded health insurance option for people without coverage.

Dr. J. James Rohack told CNN that the AMA supports an “American model” that includes both “a private system and a public system, working together.”

So 75-ish percent of the American people support the public option. The American Medical Association supports the public option. Where’s Congress?

Adding… Call the Coalition of the Corrupt and Spineless and let them know. Phone numbers after the jump…


The Coalition of the Corrupt & Spineless:Harry Reid (just because)Phone: 202-224-3542Fax: 202-224-7327EmailMax BaucusPhone: 202-224-2651Fax: 202-224-0515EmailJeff BingamanPhone: (202) 224-5521EmailBlanche LincolnPhone: (202) 224-4843Fax: (202) 228-1371EmailMary LandrieuPhone: (202)224-5824Fax: (202) 224-9735EmailKent ConradPhone: (202) 224-2043Fax: (202) 224-7776EmailJoe LiebermanPhone: (202) 224-4041Fax: (202) 224-9750EmailEvan BayhPhone: (202) 224-5623Fax: (202) 228-1377EmailBen NelsonPhone: (202) 224-6551Fax: 202-228-0012Bill NelsonPhone: 202-224-5274Fax: 202-228-2183EmailChuck Schumer (offering a “compromised” public option)Phone: (202) 224-6542Fax: (202) 228-3027EmailTHE WHITE HOUSEComments: 202-456-1111Switchboard: 202-456-1414FAX: 202-456-2461EmailJohn Kerry(202) 224-2742 – Phone(202) 224-8525 – FaxEmailDianne FeinsteinPhone: (202) 224-3841Fax: (202) 228-3954Email

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  • http://annette-justmylittlepieceoftheworld.blogspot.com/ Annette

    According to TPM this is NOT TRUE..

    In this segment, however, Rohack is not endorsing a public option. He’s endorsing a system of managed competition that provides members of Congress and other federal employees a choice of heavily regulated private insurance plans. In the FEHBP, the government is not the insurance provider as it would be in the case of a public option–and that’s a substantial difference.