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Barbara Kram, Editor | January 16, 2007
"As osteopathic family physicians, we believe that every American should have appropriate health care, and these principles certainly support that goal," said Thomas N. Told, DO, FACOFP dist., president of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians. "It is our duty to make sure only the highest quality of care is being delivered in the health care marketplace, and we hope to work with Congress this year on making these principles a reality."
"The American College of Physicians believes that immediate steps must be taken to expand health insurance coverage, with the goal of providing coverage to all Americans. Proposals to expand health insurance coverage should also assure that patients have access to a core set of benefits," said Lynne M. Kirk, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians.
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"These principles are consistent with the position of the American College of Surgeons that all parties concerned - physicians, other health care providers, payers, and patients - must share responsibility for the appropriate provision and financing of quality health care," said Thomas R. Russell, MD, FACS, executive director of the American College of Surgeons. "The American College of Surgeons sincerely supports these principles and the future efforts of the coalition to provide Congress with viable options for providing all Americans with quality health care."
"Providing health care coverage to the uninsured is a top priority of the American Medical Association, and we are proud to join together with other physician organizations to present a cohesive set of principles to guide reform of the U.S. health care system," said Jeremy Lazarus, MD, board member of the American Medical Association.
"Congress must address the growing problems facing the nation's health care system," said John A. Strosnider, DO, president of the American Osteopathic Association. "We are pleased to join with our physician colleagues in putting forth these principles for health system reform. We believe that they provide the framework for all stakeholders- patients, physicians, payers, employers, and the federal government-to come together to improve the health care system."
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