Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical Medicine
Authors: Frank J. Kadel
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2011)

Letters18 January 2011Comments on the Affordable Care Act and the Future of Clinical MedicineFrank J. Kadel, DOFrank J. Kadel, DOFrom Greenbrier Physicians, Ronceverte, WV 24970.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-154-2-201101180-00025 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR:I am appalled and dismayed at the moralistic tone in the article (1), which amounts to nothing more than propaganda, a stance solidified by the “survey” in which only positive responses will be recorded. Where is the budget analysis based on the institution of the very same sustainable growth rate decried in the article—a formula so flawed that it has not once been implemented since its inception, but on which the “savings” cited in budget predictions made about the Affordable Care Act depend?To present the idea that physicians have some sort of ethical obligation to this ...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 InformationAffiliations: From Greenbrier Physicians, Ronceverte, WV 24970.Disclosures: The author actively opposed the passage of the Affordable Care Act and voted against Barack Obama. 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 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 Arvind R. Cavale 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 2Page: 140KeywordsConflicts of interestForecasting ePublished: 18 January 2011 Issue Published: 18 January 2011 CopyrightCopyright © 2011 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF DownloadLoading ...