Contemporary Controversies #2

http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-cohn/99827/no-doctors-dont-hate-obamacare

Harold Pollack and Vivek Murthy begin by discussing how Sally Pipes's argument about the Obama Health Care is only right in the sense that it depends greatly on the support of physicians. They then go on to continue discussing the matter as they mention the outcome of Pipes's survey that showed the distinction that mostly older doctors were against the health care system, and that mostly younger doctors supported it. Although it's hard to determine what exactly is the dominant opinion as both sides were pretty evenly split, they continue to mention how various doctors of different fields do lean on supporting it in the sense that it would benefit their patients. However, even though many physicians understand the general healthcare system, they still don't fully understand the reform aspect of it, so this still proves to be leading issue of debate today, although Pollack and Murthy believe that the general gist of the health care reform laws would provide more good for the general public as it addresses critical issues today regarding the rising number of uninsured patients. This topic is relevant to me because I'm interested in becoming a doctor, and this system will play a big role in my future if I do end up pursuing that career which is why it's important for me to start understanding it and forming my own opinions on it now.