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Doctors U.N.I.T.E across America to send a message to Washington D.C. that their professional principles cannot be bought.

USA: November 21, 12:00 PM Local Time, Doctors in every state will come together and protest in the Million Med March - Doctors U.N.I.T.E. Outraged by the notion that if physicians accept a freeze on Medicare cuts, Congress will earn their support. This cannot be further from the truth. Selling out your patients for a profit is not one of the tenants of the Hippocratic Oath. To the contrary physicians of the Million Med March are drawing a line in the sand and are considering dropping government insurance from their practice until reasonable healthcare reform can take place. In an effort to protect their patients the thousands of physician members of the Million Med March have outlined five basic principles:

1.     Ultimately, medical decisions need to be made by doctors and their patients.
2.     No legislation should become law without serious tort reform.
3.     Insurance can be made more affordable by allowing competition drive down costs.
4.     Transform the reimbursement and billing systems that are strangling physician’s practices.
5.     End the unfair censuring of doctors without due-process.

These 5 principles represent the word U.N.I.T.E. and a cohesive set of ideas by physicians designed to protect patients. If these principles are put into practice healthcare in America would have improved patient care, increased physician access, and significantly decreased costs without affecting the budget. It is time for  politicians to start listening to their doctors.

What: Doctors U.N.I.T.E. for Million Med March

When: November 21, 2009

Time: 12:00 PM Local Time

Where: All US states

For full details of each state rally and additional information on healthcare reform see: www.millionmedmarch.org

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