Doctors' Full Page Ad Against Obamacare

A full-page advertisement, authored by gastroenterologist Farid Naffah and signed by more than 40 other Ohio physicians, warns newspaper readers in the state that Obamacare "is an administrative and fiscal disaster, bringing higher health care costs, a severe physician shortage and the rationing of medical services," reports the Daily Caller.

In the letter, the doctor argues that, “If all you know about Obamacare is that it will provide insurance to 32 million Americans who don’t have it; that patients with pre-existing conditions may not be excluded from coverage; that certain screening procedures are offered without co-payments, and that children may remain on their parents’ plan until the age of twenty-six, you would have no reason to fear or oppose it.”

The letter-ad goes on to explain how the law works to the detriment of both patient and doctor.

In a first phase, Obamacare eliminates private physicians and consolidates the practice of medicine around hospital institutions. President Obama once promised "If you like your doctor, you can keep him." What he omitted to mention is that, sooner or later, your doctor will go out of business.

Medicine will no longer be a liberal profession, but a government job, where your physician's desire to excel in the delivery of care will cede its place to the fulfillment of government imposed requirements, the adherence to imperious rules and the fear of retribution.

The 2,000 word ad has run three times in Ohio newspapers, and it may run yet again with more names added.

“The people know us here,” Naffah told The DC.

“We are the physicians of the community,” Naffah said. “When people look at an article like this, the first thing they look at is who signed it. And when people see our names, they recognize them. People tend to trust their doctors.”

After writing the letter, Naffah said he faxed a copy of it to various physicians. In just two days, he had 42 signatures, he said.

Since the letter ran, Naffah said more doctors have asked if he could add their names to the essay.