Docs who handed out excuse notes surprised by response

jsonline ^ | 2/21/2011 | ap

[milwguy]

Doctors who wrote medical notes over the weekend excusing protesters at the Wisconsin Capitol from work are getting slammed with angry phone calls and profane e-mails from people telling them they deserve to be thrown in jail, one doctor said Sunday.

The physicians wore lab coats Saturday as they stood on a street corner and offered medical notes to the tens of thousands of protesters who paraded past them. The protesters were rallying against a Republican-backed state bill that would eliminate collective bargaining rights for most state workers.

One of the doctors was Lou Sanner, 59, who practices family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Sanner said he gave out hundreds of notes and that many protesters with whom he spoke seemed to be suffering from stress.

"Some people think it's a nod-and-a-wink thing but it's not," he told The Associated Press on Sunday. "One of the biggest stresses in life is the threat of loss of income, loss of job, loss of health insurance. People have actually been getting ill from this, or they can't sleep."

Many of the protesters who chanted for lawmakers to "kill the bill" at the protests were teachers who missed classroom time during the week to attend the rallies. In some districts, teacher absences were so widespread that entire schools were shut down for as many as three days.

[eyeamok]

And why exactly is this nor FRAUD and Conspiracy to Defraud??

[secret garden]

Great link, thanks! It’s so easy to dictate policy when you don’t actually have a business to run. /gratuitous academic doc slam.

[KeyLargo]

Doctor who gave out medical notes draws scrutiny Posted: Feb 20, 2011 2:57 PM CST Updated: Feb 20, 2011 3:00

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Reports that a Madison doctor handed out medical excuse notes to hundreds of protesters at the Capitol this weekend have prompted investigations from the doctor's employer.

Fifty-9-year-old Lou Sanner of Madison practices family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He was outside the Capitol on Saturday as tens of thousands of protesters rallied against an anti-union bill.

Critics say handing out notes without thorough examinations constitutes fraud.

"Endorsement by the AMA speeds the way for the president to accomplish one of his signature campaign promises

America’s largest and most powerful doctors group has endorsed Barack Obama’s massive overhaul of the US healthcare system, removing a substantial hurdle to legislation that Democrats hope will extend health coverage to most of the estimated 46 million Americans who currently lack it."

[marlon]

Just in case anyone feels the need to make a Dr's appointment today so they too can call in sick to work. Northeast Family Medical Center

3209 Dryden Drive

Madison, WI, 53704

Phone Number: (608) 241-9020

[sickoflibs]

Nice work.

Did you try at all to infiltrate the other side and get pictures of their signs? You will love this video about those signs:
see direct link to vid at comment #28 (Mika Makes Excuses For Vile WI Signs—Till She Sees Them )

[KeyLargo]

Instructions for Filing a Complaint

1) Print a copy of the Complaint Form and fill in the appropriate information.

2) If your complaint involves a health care profession, you may also print out the Consent For Release of Information Form and fill in the appropriate information. Completion of this form is voluntary.

3) Mail completed document(s) to:

State of Wisconsin

Department of Regulation and Licensing

Division of Enforcement

PO Box 8935

Madison, WI 53708-8935

[Labyrinthos]

Seems to me that if a teacher uses a doctor’s note that falsly states that the teacher is sick and the teacher is paid as a result of the knowing misrepresentation, then both the teacher and the doctor ought to be criminally prosecuted for larceny and criminal use of a false instrument, etc.

[COBOL2Java]

Sanner said he gave out hundreds of notes and that many protesters with whom he spoke seemed to be suffering from stress.

"I'm Lou Sanner, professor of proctology and other related tendencies. A graduate of the University of Rangoon. And assorted night classes at the Knoxville Tennessee school of faith healing."

[KeyLargo]

There are thousands of teachers like you, but why are there no stories in the media about them? Let me take a guess?

[milwguy]

[bert]

One repercussion is that trolls have come to FRee Republic making FReep mail threats over comments made against the doctors

[DJ MacWoW]

[SharpRightTurn]

“suffering from stress”

This leftist quack should be drummed out of the medical profession and his license permanent revoked.

I’ve had enough of the “I’m a commie and therefore above the law” mentality.

[Georgia Girl 2]

What did he think people were going to do when they found out he was handing out bogus medical notes? Real professional!!!!!

[org.whodat]

Practicing medicine on the street, guilty.

[chainsaw]

criminally prosecuted for larceny and criminal use of a false instrument, etc.

How about malpractice for not keeping accurate records.

[pookie18]

http://biggovernment.com/mikeflynn/2011/02/20/confession-we-staged-the-entire-union-protest-in-wisconsin-all-of-it/

[Diogenesis]

The Department of Regulation and Licensing
in the State of Wisconsin
MUST either respond and remove the “physician” OR
lose it accreditation nationally.

Also, the IRS will lose credibility if it does
not audit all involved (unlikely since they are
Democrats doing Democrat RICO “work”).

[I_be_tc]

Fifty-9??? Who writes these articles? Where are the editors? How sad AP is these days.

[tiki]

Maybe someone should sue them for malpractice just to make a statement.