Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine
Authors: Arvind R. Cavale
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters18 January 2011Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical MedicineArvind R. Cavale, MDArvind R. Cavale, MDFrom Feasterville, PA 19053.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-2-201101180-00031 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:As an 18-year member and Fellow of the American College of Physicians (ACP), I feel that publishing Kocher and colleagues' article (1) in this prestigious journal has caused irreparable damage to the journal's reputation as one of scientific integrity. It is unfortunate that the esteemed editorial board chose to publish such propaganda in Annals. I would like to use this opportunity to refute some of Kocher and colleagues' claims and provide some predictions as to how the American public will lose access to some of the best clinicians.First, the real obligation of a physician is to ...Reference1. Kocher R, Emanuel EJ, DeParle . The Affordable Care Act and the future of clinical medicine: the opportunities and challenges. Ann Intern Med. 2010;153:536-9. [PMID: 20733178] LinkGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Arvind R. Cavale, MDAffiliations: From Feasterville, PA 19053.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine: The Opportunities and Challenges Robert Kocher , Ezekiel J. Emanuel , and Nancy-Ann M. DeParle Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Douglas A. Perednia Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Quentin D. Young Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Ardis D. Hoven Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Frank J. Kadel Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Albert Davis Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine John A. Goldman Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Lee S. Gross Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine G. Andrew McIntosh Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Robert A. Donato Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Robert G. Luke Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine J. Fred Ralston Jr. Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Christine Laine Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Nancy-Ann M. DeParle Metrics 18 January 2011Volume 154, Issue 2 Page: 142 Keywords Conflicts of interest Forecasting Health care Health insurance Information technology Motivation Taxes ePublished: 18 January 2011 Issue Published: 18 January 2011 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...