Posted on 03/29/2010 7:21:49 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
TUCSON, Ariz. (970 WFLA) - The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) became the first medical society to sue to overturn the newly enacted health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). AAPS sued Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (AAPS v. Sebelius et al.).
“If the PPACA goes unchallenged, then it spells the end of freedom in medicine as we know it,” observed Jane Orient, M.D., the Executive Director of AAPS. “Courts should not allow this massive intrusion into the practice of medicine and the rights of patients.”
“There will be a dire shortage of physicians if the PPACA becomes effective and is not overturned by the courts.”
The PPACA requires most Americans to buy government-approved insurance starting in 2014, or face stiff penalties. Insurance company executives will be enriched by this requirement, but the AAPS says it violates the Fifth Amendment protection against the government forcing one person to pay cash to another. AAPS is the first to assert this important constitutional claim.
The PPACA also violates the Tenth Amendment, the Commerce Clause, and the provisions authorizing taxation, the AAPS says. The Taxing and Spending power cannot be invoked, as the premiums go to private insurance companies. The traditional sovereignty of the States over the practice of medicine is destroyed by the PPACA.
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Will the AMA follow suit? (So to speak)
This group is in AZ?
We also have the NJ doctor group of at least 16 docs suing in Fed Court in Newark. That case was filed last week.
PING
BTTT
The govt intends to reduce MDs. In 1999 or 2000 after a pilot program in NY state of reducing all specialist training slots by 25%, they did so nationally the next year, reducing the MDs trained in all specialties nationwide by 25%. Rumor now is that the administration may be planning further reductions of training slots by 50%. There is no reason to doubt this. Everything the govt is doing seems consistent with maintaining a much smaller population of select collective groups for the US. Nothing planned by the administration is consistent with an economy maintaining 300million people. Reductions of energy use proposed, and restrictions of energy discovery and production say so also. THink about it.
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Yes, something very strange going on. With the takeover over the student loan program it will be much easier. These people are changing our economic system right before our very eyes.
And if elections are not held in Nov. 2010, for any reason, it will be too late.
Even though they don't all support the bill, they probably won't sue.
The AAPS is a good organization, and actually has views more in line with those held by many physicians.
The AMA is a complete sellout.
(MACACA)
According to liberals, just another “frivolous” law suit.
Good for them.
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