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Mayo Clinic: ObamaCare STINKS

Posted by Gabrielle Cusumano on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 11:42:28 AM
"President Obama has repeatedly praised Minnesota’s Mayo Clinic as a role model for health care. But the Mayo Clinic is not so enamored of the House Democrats’ health care reform bill."
 

  • Mayo Clinic Blasts House Democratic Health Care Bill Monday, July 20, 2009 4:30:43 PM  American Spectator ^ | 7.20.09 @ 3:28PM | By Philip Klein

    The Mayo Clinic, which President Obama has touted as a model for the rest of the health care system, has delivered a blistering critique of the House Democratic health care bill: "Although there are some positive provisions in the current House Tri-Committee bill – including insurance for all and payment reform demonstration projects – the proposed legislation misses the opportunity to help create higher-quality, more affordable health care for patients. In fact, it will do the opposite."

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  • Obama: The Mayo Clinic is a beacon on health care; Mayo Clinic: ObamaCare stinks  Monday, July 20, 2009 5:41:35 PM · Hot Air ^ | July 20, 2009 | ALLAHPUNDIT

  • Even dumber than the time he claimed Caterpillar had promised to re-hire workers if the stimulus passed, only to have the CEO tell reporters about five minutes later that the stimulus wouldn’t work fast enough to let them re-hire workers. And the Mayo shall lead us: Although there are some positive provisions in the current House Tri-Committee bill – including insurance for all and payment reform demonstration projects – the proposed legislation misses the opportunity to help create higher-quality, more affordable health care for patients. In fact, it will do the opposite.

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  • Looking for Supporters of the House Democrats’ Health Care Plan? Hold the Mayo Monday, July 20, 2009 2:22:34 PM · ABC News Blogs ^ | July 20, 2009 | Jake Tapper

    . On the Mayo Clinic’s health care blog, the clinic’s reaction was thus: “Although there are some positive provisions in the current House Tri-Committee bill – including insurance for all and payment reform demonstration projects – the proposed legislation misses the opportunity to help create higher-quality, more affordable health care for patients. In fact, it will do the opposite. “In general, the proposals under discussion are not patient focused or...
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  • Mayo Clinic Leery Of Public Health Plan Saturday, July 11, 2009 8:24:54 AM · The Post-Bulletin Company ^ | 7/10/2009 | By Heather J. Carlson

    Concern about how a public health care plan might affect Minnesota's health care system dominated a public forum on Friday sponsored by Mayo Clinic. Dr. Douglas Wood, who chairs the clinic's division of Health Care Policy & Research, said a public plan modeled after the Medicare system has the potential to do serious harm to health care in states like Minnesota where quality is high and costs are low. "If it's a government-run plan with government price controls, that could be highly detrimental to states like Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin and all across the northern tier of the United States," Wood...

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  • Obama Health Plan: Reform Might Be Heavy On The Mayo Editorials ^ | July 6, 2009 | PETER BENESH President Obama often points to the famed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., as one model for repairing the nation's health care.In interviews he has cited statistics showing that the Mayo Clinic spends 20% to 30% less on health care than other hospitals yet produces better patient outcomes. Some industry watchers point to Mayo's staffing model — primarily its practice of hiring doctors as salaried staff rather than independent, fee-for-service contractors. Hiring its own staff gives Mayo more control over its doctors, says Jason Gurda, a hospital analyst at Leerink Swann. "Most hospitals don't tell doctors what to do — they...

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