Sen. Lamar Alexander's office sent me a press release about a new online show called "Senate Doctors."
WASHINGTON – Senate Republican Conference Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) announced today a new, live, online show – "Senate Doctors" – broadcasting here every Tuesday and Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. The first show will air tomorrow July 9, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. (EDT)>
Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) – an orthopedic trauma surgeon and former president of the Wyoming Medical Society – and Senator Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) – a family practice physician specializing in obstetrics – will be regular hosts, with guests making appearances. The show will focus on policy discussions, with constituents sharing their questions, stories, concerns, and comments about health care proposals being debated in Congress.
Barrasso said, "We all agree that health care needs reform. Having practiced medicine for over two decades in Wyoming, I know that the devil is in the details. Doing nothing is simply not an option. We must be careful, we must be thoughtful, and we must be deliberate about the changes we make. Health care is a very complex and intensely personal issue. It deserves a serious, open, and transparent national debate. 'Senate Doctors' will allow more Americans to participate in that discussion."Coburn said, "As a practicing physician, I know that the doctor patient relationship is at the heart of medicine. Unfortunately, some in the Senate want to sever that relationship and put unaccountable and unqualified politicians and government bureaucrats in charge of medicine. Having a government board dictate medical treatments based on abstract economic data – not medical knowledge, or years of experience – is wrong for Americans and my patients. Republicans are committed to making health care more affordable while letting doctors and patients call the shots."
For more information, to submit questions and comments, or to tune in, visit http://republican.senate.gov/doctors/. Viewers can send questions and comments via e-mail, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter from this site. Barrasso and Coburn will respond to a sampling of questions in future episodes.
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