tazzygirl
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Cassell told Fox News on Friday he wasn't refusing care to patients but wanted to educate them on how the new health care law would affect them. "I came across the timeline for implementation of Obamacare and I got a little discouraged when I got to next year when I found that most of the ancillary services and nursing homes and diagnostic imaging, all these things start to fade away," he told Fox News' Neil Cavuto. "And I felt that my patients really need to know about this. And the more I thought about it, the angrier I got until I finally felt like I'm going to put a little splash page on my front door and just get people thinking a little bit." Cassell, 56, also provides Republican reading material in the waiting room -- probably not a risky move, given that Mount Dora's 10,000 residents and the surrounding area lean heavily conservative. Above a stack of GOP health care literature, a sign reads: "This is what the morons in Washington have done to your health care. Take one, read it and vote out anyone who voted for it." A spokeswoman from the Florida Department of Health, which licenses physicians and investigates complaints, said Friday there was no law prohibiting Cassell from advertising himself this way. "Because there is no statute, there would be no grounds for a complaint," spokeswoman Eulinda Smith said. "It would be legally deficient." But Grayson appears undeterred, arguing the Cassell has violated the Hippocratic Oath when he turned away patients on the basis of political beliefs. His spokesman, Jurkowski, told FoxNews.com that at least one person followed the instructions on the sign and there could have been more. "I think a reasonable person would deemed that being turned away," Jurkowski said. A University of Florida professor said Cassell is walking a thin line between free speech and professional obligation. William Allen, a specialist in bioethics, law and medical professionalism, said civil rights protections can prevent patient discrimination. But the law only provides for race, gender, religion, sexual orientation and disability -- not political opinion. Allen said Cassell may be within his rights if he doesn't quiz patients about their politics and hasn't refused to see anyone. "(He's) trying to hold onto the nub of his ethical obligation," Allen said. "But this is pushing the limit." Cassell has been practicing in the area since 1988. His wife, Leslie Campione, is a lawyer and GOP candidate for the county commission. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/04/03/congressman-plans-file-complaint-anti-obama-doctor/ And now... the rest of the story. Start to "fade away"? Anyone have a clue what he is referring too? I know people were going into nursing homes last year scaring the residents with "Obamacare". I cannot find anything about what he was referring too.
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Telling me to take Midol wont help your butthurt. RIP, my demon-child 5-16-11 Duchess of Dissent 1 Dont judge me because I sin differently than you. If you want it sugar coated, dont ask me what i think! It would violate TOS.
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