Doctors urge (VA Atty. General) Cuccinelli to drop health-reform lawsuit

[Ed Barrow]

Source: Richmond Times-Dispatch

A grass-roots organization of physicians yesterday joined the battle in the court of public opinion over whether Virginia and other states should challenge the legality of recently passed health-care reform legislation.

The Washington-based group Doctors for America sent a letter to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli urging him to withdraw litigation filed against President Barack Obama's reform.

The group's letter argues that the litigation, successful or not, would harm patients by delaying funding appropriated in the bill to medical schools and community health centers, and medical care to underserved populations. More than 1 million people in Virginia are uninsured, and 131 health centers would receive federal aid under the new legislation, according to the group.

"Your lawsuit poses an imminent threat to the health of Virginians," states the letter, signed by 155 Virginia physicians of the organization, which boasts 16,000 members nationwide.


Read more: http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/state_regional/state_regional_govtpolitics/article/CUCC18_20100617-222807/351854/

[Hawkeye-X]

1. More reason to recall his sorry ass.

Every single Virginians should be calling for his recall/impeachment.

Hawkeye-X

[alstephenson]

2. As if he gives a s**t.

[rocktivity]

3. There's no need to endanger the unisured and the health centers

All Congress has to do is make Virginia a "Medicare For All" state!

:evilgrin:
rocktivity