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If you don/t follow Maggie Mahar - I suggest you do. Here is one of her posts:

The American Medical Association has announced its opposition to a public-sector health plan that would compete with private insurers. Why? Because the AMA fears that Medicare E (for everyone) might not pay some specialists as handsomely as private insurers do now.  Why do private insurers pay more? Because they can pass the cost along to you and I in the form of higher premiums.  Medicare E has no one to pass costs on to except taxpayers. And taxpayers will already be helping to subsidize those who cannot afford insurance.

Everyone agrees that primary care physicians are underpaid. Democrats in both the House and the Senate propose raising their fees, as does the Medicare Payment AdvisoryCommission (MedPac)---the group that might take over setting fees for Medicare. Moreover, the House, the Senate,President Obama and MedPac have made it clear that they do not favor theacross-the-board-cuts called for under the sustainable growth rate (SGR)formula. Congress has consistently refused to make those cuts and PresidentObama did not include them in the 2010 budget that he originally sent to Congress.  On that score, the AMA has nothing to worry about. 

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