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<blockquote data-quote="av8torntn" data-source="post: 587924" data-attributes="member: 8259">&quot; WASHINGTON — As the health care debate heats up, the <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/american_medical_association/index.html?inline=nyt-org" target="_blank">American Medical Association</a> is letting Congress know that it will oppose creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan, which <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_obama/index.html?inline=nyt-per" target="_blank">President Obama</a> and many other Democrats see as an essential element of legislation to remake the health care system.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;&quot;But in comments submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, the American Medical Association said: “The A.M.A. does not believe that creating a public health insurance option for non-disabled individuals under age 65 is the best way to expand health insurance coverage and lower costs. The introduction of a new public plan threatens to restrict patient choice by driving out private insurers, which currently provide coverage for nearly 70 percent of Americans.”&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/us/politics/11health.html" target="_blank">http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/us/politics/11health.html</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="av8torntn, post: 587924, member: 8259"] " WASHINGTON — As the health care debate heats up, the [URL="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/organizations/a/american_medical_association/index.html?inline=nyt-org"][U][COLOR=#004276]American Medical Association[/COLOR][/U][/URL] is letting Congress know that it will oppose creation of a government-sponsored insurance plan, which [URL="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/o/barack_obama/index.html?inline=nyt-per"][U][COLOR=#004276]President Obama[/COLOR][/U][/URL] and many other Democrats see as an essential element of legislation to remake the health care system." "But in comments submitted to the Senate Finance Committee, the American Medical Association said: “The A.M.A. does not believe that creating a public health insurance option for non-disabled individuals under age 65 is the best way to expand health insurance coverage and lower costs. The introduction of a new public plan threatens to restrict patient choice by driving out private insurers, which currently provide coverage for nearly 70 percent of Americans.” [URL]http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/11/us/politics/11health.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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