Contact Your Congressman

Unfortunately, my house has lost power for the last 3 days and I have been unable to blog. I am writing in the doctors lounge at the hospital and want to copy a letter I just wrote to my congressman, Bill Pascrell. I urge everybody to write, call, email their representative and let them know what they think about this bill. It is our responsibility to let our representatives know how their constituents feel. Please take the time. It only takes a few minutes.

Honorable Representative Pascrell,
As a physician on the front lines,I would like to inform you that I agree the health care system is broken and is in need of significant changes. The changes proposed by the current senate bill will ultimately lead to much higher costs to the taxpayer and likely rationing of care. A yes vote by you will be seen as advocating for big government health care and you will be blamed for peoples future negative experience as they confront the new system as well as its cost. I urge you to consider these issues as you vote. Do you really think the government is the right body to make decisions about a persons health care issues. You know that ultimately government control is the desire of the far left currently in power. Does Pelosi really speak for you? If you fall in line behind her you will be seen as a far left puppet. Be strong and courageous. Do not fall in line behind the far left wing of the democratic party. Demonstrate that you can buck the enormous pressure being put on you to ram this thing through. You will be seen as a free thinker with strong convictions if you vote no for this bill. I strongly recommend you listen to the interview with Warren Buffet when he described the 2000 page bill as nonsense and the real issue is to LOWER COSTS. If that is done the issue of coverage will be easily fixed. Address the cost issue first then coverage not the reverse. This is where the American people are at. If you would care to communicate further regarding these issues please do not hesitate to contact me.
Respectfully, Dr. Mayersquared