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"'''Doctors for America'''" is a national movement of [[physician]]s and [[Medical school in the United States|medical students]] in the [[United States]] with a stated goal of improving affordable health care access. The movement was started in 2008 as "Doctors for Obama" and rapidly grew to 10,000 members within a few months.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0509/Doctors_for_America_launches.html</ref>
"'''Doctors for America'''" is a national movement of [[physician]]s and [[Medical school in the United States|medical students]] in the [[United States]] with a stated goal of improving affordable health care access. The movement was started in 2008 as "Doctors for Obama" and rapidly grew to 10,000 members within a few months.<ref>http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0509/Doctors_for_America_launches.html</ref>


The group stated that it had a membership of 15,000 and a presence in all 50 [[U.S. state|states]] in September 2009.{{fact|date=August 2012}} The "four policy pillars" of the organization are expanding [[health insurance]] to all Americans; ensuring high-quality 21st-century care; expanding access to care; and improving practice environments for physicians in order to help them focus on improving patient care. The organization partnered with the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], the [[American Medical Student Association]], the [[American College of Physicians]], the [[American Osteopathic Association]], and other organizations to promote health reform legislation in [[United States Congress|Congress]] to issue an July 30, 2009 [[open letter]] to all members of Congress publicly announcing their support for health reform legislation.<ref>http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/media/releases/newsreleases-statements-2009/heal-health-care-now.html</ref>
The group stated that it had a membership of 15,000 and a presence in all 50 [[U.S. state|states]] in September 2009.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} The "four policy pillars" of the organization are expanding [[health insurance]] to all Americans; ensuring high-quality 21st-century care; expanding access to care; and improving practice environments for physicians in order to help them focus on improving patient care. The organization partnered with the [[American Academy of Family Physicians]], the [[American Medical Student Association]], the [[American College of Physicians]], the [[American Osteopathic Association]], and other organizations to promote health reform legislation in [[United States Congress|Congress]] to issue an July 30, 2009 [[open letter]] to all members of Congress publicly announcing their support for health reform legislation.<ref>http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/media/releases/newsreleases-statements-2009/heal-health-care-now.html</ref>


Some commentators stated that this large coalition of doctors (the organizations collectively represented nearly 450,000) provided an important counterweight to the [[American Medical Association|American Medical Association's]] organization's initial opposition to health reform in 2009;<ref>http://blog.healthcareforamericanow.org/2009/06/15/the-ama-doesnt-represent-doctors/</ref> later AMA statements supported health reform in principle.<ref>http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/ama-affirms-support.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/obama-health-reform-address.shtml</ref>
Some commentators stated that this large coalition of doctors (the organizations collectively represented nearly 450,000) provided an important counterweight to the [[American Medical Association|American Medical Association's]] organization's initial opposition to health reform in 2009;<ref>http://blog.healthcareforamericanow.org/2009/06/15/the-ama-doesnt-represent-doctors/</ref> later AMA statements supported health reform in principle.<ref>http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/ama-affirms-support.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/obama-health-reform-address.shtml</ref>
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Doctors for America also organized a website, '''Voices of Physicians''' (www.voicesofphysicians.org), which allowed physicians to publicize their frustrations with the current health system and their recommendations for improvement,<ref>http://www.voicesofphysicians.org/</ref> and organized house meetings of physicians across the country to talk about health reform,<ref>http://www.drsforamerica.org/calendar/</ref> and interactive web talks with figures such as [[Jacob Hacker]] and [[Howard Dean]],<ref>http://www.drsforamerica.org/learnmore.php</ref> and participated in [[White House]] meetings on health reform.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Streamed-and-Interactive-at-230-Health-Reform-Stakeholder-Meeting-with-Physicians/</ref>
Doctors for America also organized a website, '''Voices of Physicians''' (www.voicesofphysicians.org), which allowed physicians to publicize their frustrations with the current health system and their recommendations for improvement,<ref>http://www.voicesofphysicians.org/</ref> and organized house meetings of physicians across the country to talk about health reform,<ref>http://www.drsforamerica.org/calendar/</ref> and interactive web talks with figures such as [[Jacob Hacker]] and [[Howard Dean]],<ref>http://www.drsforamerica.org/learnmore.php</ref> and participated in [[White House]] meetings on health reform.<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Streamed-and-Interactive-at-230-Health-Reform-Stakeholder-Meeting-with-Physicians/</ref>


On 14 November 2013, the co-founder and president of Doctors for America, Dr. [[Vivek Murthy]], was nominated by U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] to be the [[Surgeon General of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Obama nominating Dr. Vivek Murthy of Harvard and Brigham and Women’s as surgeon general|date = 14 November 2013|url = http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/blogs/white-coat-notes/2013/11/14/obama-nominating-vivek-murthy-harvard-and-brigham-and-women-surgeon-general/eo6mit1nNtLpUxE6VrizLJ/blog.html|last = Gil|first = Gideon|newspaper = Boston Globe|accessdate = 15 November 2013}}</ref> /</ref>
On 14 November 2013, the co-founder and president of Doctors for America, Dr. [[Vivek Murthy]], was nominated by U.S. President [[Barack Obama]] to be the [[Surgeon General of the United States]].<ref>{{Cite news|title = Obama nominating Dr. Vivek Murthy of Harvard and Brigham and Women’s as surgeon general|date = 14 November 2013|url = http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/blogs/white-coat-notes/2013/11/14/obama-nominating-vivek-murthy-harvard-and-brigham-and-women-surgeon-general/eo6mit1nNtLpUxE6VrizLJ/blog.html|last = Gil|first = Gideon|newspaper = Boston Globe|accessdate = 15 November 2013}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[http://www.drsforamerica.org/ Doctors for America] official website
*[http://www.drsforamerica.org/ Doctors for America] official website
*[http://www.voicesofphysicians.org Voices of Physicians] official website
*[http://www.voicesofphysicians.org Voices of Physicians] official website

[[Category:Healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States]]
[[Category:Healthcare reform advocacy groups in the United States]]

Revision as of 23:03, 14 June 2014

"Doctors for America" is a national movement of physicians and medical students in the United States with a stated goal of improving affordable health care access. The movement was started in 2008 as "Doctors for Obama" and rapidly grew to 10,000 members within a few months.[1]

The group stated that it had a membership of 15,000 and a presence in all 50 states in September 2009.[citation needed] The "four policy pillars" of the organization are expanding health insurance to all Americans; ensuring high-quality 21st-century care; expanding access to care; and improving practice environments for physicians in order to help them focus on improving patient care. The organization partnered with the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Student Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Osteopathic Association, and other organizations to promote health reform legislation in Congress to issue an July 30, 2009 open letter to all members of Congress publicly announcing their support for health reform legislation.[2]

Some commentators stated that this large coalition of doctors (the organizations collectively represented nearly 450,000) provided an important counterweight to the American Medical Association's organization's initial opposition to health reform in 2009;[3] later AMA statements supported health reform in principle.[4][5]

Doctors for America also organized a website, Voices of Physicians (www.voicesofphysicians.org), which allowed physicians to publicize their frustrations with the current health system and their recommendations for improvement,[6] and organized house meetings of physicians across the country to talk about health reform,[7] and interactive web talks with figures such as Jacob Hacker and Howard Dean,[8] and participated in White House meetings on health reform.[9]

On 14 November 2013, the co-founder and president of Doctors for America, Dr. Vivek Murthy, was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama to be the Surgeon General of the United States.[10]

References

  1. ^ http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0509/Doctors_for_America_launches.html
  2. ^ http://www.aafp.org/online/en/home/media/releases/newsreleases-statements-2009/heal-health-care-now.html
  3. ^ http://blog.healthcareforamericanow.org/2009/06/15/the-ama-doesnt-represent-doctors/
  4. ^ http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/news/news/ama-affirms-support.shtml
  5. ^ http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/obama-health-reform-address.shtml
  6. ^ http://www.voicesofphysicians.org/
  7. ^ http://www.drsforamerica.org/calendar/
  8. ^ http://www.drsforamerica.org/learnmore.php
  9. ^ http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Streamed-and-Interactive-at-230-Health-Reform-Stakeholder-Meeting-with-Physicians/
  10. ^ Gil, Gideon (14 November 2013). "Obama nominating Dr. Vivek Murthy of Harvard and Brigham and Women's as surgeon general". Boston Globe. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
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