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Article: Obama pitches health care proposal to doctors; Study finds plan will still leave 36 million uninsured.(THE SECOND FRONT)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- June 16, 2009
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Byline: Jennifer Haberkorn, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
President Obama on Monday dangled the prospect of larger earnings for doctors who treat patients in government programs in a reformed health care system, but drew boos from members of the country's largest physician group when he told them he wouldn't limit malpractice lawsuits that drive up their insurance rates.
Mr. Obama's comments to the American Medical Association came shortly before the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the Senate's reform bill, which isn't complete, would cost $1 trillion over 10 years and would add a net of 16 million people to the rolls of the insured, leaving 36 million ...