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I Didn’t Mean to Do That

By David F. Baehren, M.D. | on February 1, 2010 | 0 Comment
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Yes, it would be nice to wave a wand to eliminate the problems that plague the economics of health care in our country. The proposed plan, however, will cause infinitely more hardship than it relieves. Just wanting to make something better doesn’t justify a flawed plan. It’s time to start over with ideas not destined to have consequences that will plague our country for generations.

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ACEP News: Vol 29 – No 02 – February 2010

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Dr. Baehren lives in Ottawa Hills, Ohio. He practices emergency medicine and is an assistant professor at the University of Toledo (Ohio) Medical Center. Your feedback is welcome at David.Baehren@utoledo.edu.

Learn How to Help Haiti

At press time, medical teams from around the globe were working

to help Haiti. ACEP News will bring you their experiences as the situation unfolds.

In the meantime, resources are available from ACEP and from federal government agencies for emergency physicians interested in helping Haiti now, and in staying up-to-date on what medical providers should do in any disaster response situation.

  • www.acep.org/disaster
  • www.bt.cdc.gov
  • emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/clinicians.asp
  • www.hhs.gov/aspr/opeo/ndms/join/index.html
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Topics: ACACommentaryCost of Health CareEmergency MedicineEmergency PhysicianEthicsHealth Care ReformImaging and UltrasoundIn the ArenaMedicaidMedicareObamacarePolitics

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