Amerling on Physician Independence

Dr. Richard Amerling of the AAPS recently gave a short talk on how he came to write the "Physician Declaration of Independence".



Here's the text of the "Physician Declaration of Independence".

(Note: There are some important issues on which I disagree with AAPS, such as abortion rights.  But they make many excellent points about the current state-sanctioned 3rd party payor system as well as the broader issue of government seeking control over doctors.)