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Joint Public Statement: "Physicians in Support of President Obama: Give Our Patients a Choice Between Private Insurance and a Public Health Insurance Option"
American Medical Student Association, 07/21/09

As doctors who work on the front lines of our fractured healthcare system, we are convinced by firsthand experience that our patients desperately need health care reform that protects them from falling through the cracks. This means reform that creates the freedom of choice to keep their current plan, choose another private plan, or have the choice of a carefully designed quality, affordable public health insurance plan.
Giving our patients the choice of enrolling in a robust, well–structured public health insurance plan will:

enable patients to keep their own doctor, regardless of changes in employment or health
increase affordability
promote collaborative, team–based care
provide better care to patients by driving innovation in the quality of care we provide
force private health insurers to compete on a level–playing field, especially in limited markets
remove access barriers to quality care among underserved, rural and minority communities, who disproportionately have fewer choices for their health care needs and often experience significant disparities in care
provide everyone the peace of mind that their quality, affordable coverage will always be there, no matter what