Dr. Hal Scherz is the Founder and President of Docs4Patient Care, an organization of concerned physicians committed to the establishment of a health care system that preserves the sanctity of the doctor-patient relationship - http://www.docs4patientcare.org/ http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz http://media.townhall.com/TownHall/icons/TH-feed-icon-128x128.gif http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz TownHall.com, Where your opinion counts. 128 Copyright (c) 2013 Townhall.com, A Salem Communications Web. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED jim.dearras@townhall.com (Jim De Arras) Fri, 10 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Fri, 10 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS.NET: http://www.rssdotnet.com/ With each passing day, more is discovered about the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) confirming all of our worst fears about this law. The majority of discussion regarding Obamacare has been concentrated on... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/05/10/when-did-we-forget-about-the-patients-n1592210 2f411153-c3da-4a5d-ab96-7e78cd727120 Fri, 10 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Senator Max Baucus, the architect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) and the person who best understands the intricacies and nuances of this law, suffered from a moment of honesty recently when his comments... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/05/04/obamacare--democrats-when-the-going-gets-tough-they-just-get-going-n1586931 31477aca-7d36-45dc-b52f-9ada8f55c044 Sat, 04 May 2013 04:01:00 GMT Turn back the clock to 2009. President Obama launched his first term, committed to bringing healthcare under government control. His team deftly manufactured a crisis, convincing America that millions of Americans... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/04/16/circumnavigating-obamacare-n1568827 d8c2a3a1-8d7a-4006-ad2a-6aee449036df Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT Physicians like me, who train young doctors in residency and often hire them to join a private practice, have made two observations over the last several years - they are smarter than ever, but they come out of their... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/04/06/unintended-consequences-n1559742 5dd827bd-b8f2-4c44-aabe-96921581c90a Sat, 06 Apr 2013 04:01:00 GMT It takes years to educate a physician. The process actually begins in college, with dedication to study and training the mind for the unbelievable challenges that lay ahead. Qualities that are integral to physicians... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/03/25/is-your-doctor-really-a-doctor-n1548004 3cbd5b08-8509-4d2a-85a5-ee1384ef61ff Mon, 25 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT Last week, the National Commission on Physician Payment Reform released its recommendations, calling for the elimination of fee-for-service healthcare within the next 5 years. This organization, funded by the Robert... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/03/18/why-pay-physicians-anything-at-all-for-providing-healthcare-n1536919 285fbd09-ba28-4f1e-8519-cc4d752e6686 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT By now, most people have concluded that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare) does not reduce the cost of healthcare for the majority of Americans, and certainly does not protect them.... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/03/12/connecting-the-dots-on-healthcare-n1531569 d889b461-3dd8-4833-93b9-3f8fb6334510 Tue, 12 Mar 2013 04:01:00 GMT Make no mistake about it- the Obama administration’s Medicaid expansion plan at the state level is not about providing healthcare insurance coverage to those who do not currently have it, and it certainly has... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2013/02/28/healthcare-and-politics-do-not-mix-n1522256 8467f390-5573-401c-81fe-c9363ecd63e8 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 05:01:00 GMT As January 1 rapidly approaches, most national attention has been focused on the impending “fiscal cliff”. There is however, another ticking time bomb ready to detonate on January 1- the SGR (the... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2012/12/29/when-we-go-over-the-fiscal-cliff-will-seniors-have-a-doctor-n1475847 3da6c110-979b-41d2-9683-b6edff41f91f Sat, 29 Dec 2012 05:01:00 GMT On Tuesday, Americans will have one last opportunity to reject Obamacare. Only with a Romney/Ryan victory can this happen. Another term for President Obama propels us further along a treacherous path that seals our... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2012/11/06/last_chance_for_america_to_decide_about_healthcare 58bb317a-6258-4932-b2cc-544014963c7f Tue, 06 Nov 2012 22:50:48 GMT Over dinner with an anesthesiologist friend, we discussed his new job -specifically his "on call" schedule. He explained that he needed to get one of his partners to take his next day on call, but that it shouldn't be a... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2012/10/19/obamacare_may_be_around_but_will_your_doctor 1214bf3c-c5df-4ee6-9c08-da3f4d5d995b Fri, 19 Oct 2012 04:01:00 GMT By Dr. Hal Scherz and Dr. Tod Rubin The Obama presidential campaign has no choice, but to gloss over 4 years of failure in delivering on promises of hope and change, transparency and bipartisanship. His team must... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2012/09/04/obamacare_the_real_war_on_women c4ae1871-69f4-42e8-9912-e070ff2872ee Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:01:00 GMT The reason that President Obama uses teleprompters, even when addressing elementary school children, is because he cannot help but reveal who he is and what he believes during moments that involve real spontaneity. He... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2012/08/18/obama_says_doctor_you_did_not_graduate_from_medical_school 9bde8e04-510e-49f7-a3f5-44c158d750da Sat, 18 Aug 2012 04:01:00 GMT Imagine a world where fossil fuel vehicles are gradually outlawed in favor of electric cars. The government would at first give incentives to those who purchase electric cars and then gradually replace those incentives... http://www.townhall.com/columnists/HalScherz/2012/07/13/the_health_information_technology_boondoggle fcf97888-9cf3-4117-9b8c-3500e8c2ee7c Fri, 13 Jul 2012 04:01:00 GMT