DDN Letter Donald Nguyen MD On Ben Carson, Obamacare and Slavery

[Donald Nguyen]

Friends, colleagues:

DDN published my LTE today. The BEST part was a doctor from Kettering Medical Center woke me up this morning at 9AM via Children's operator (I thought it was the ER again!) to thank me for writing this. I did not even know that DDN had published my LTE. We spoke for a long time and maybe he will join Doctors for America! The best wake up call of the month!!! Thank you, Tom! 

Don 

PS: to remind you on who Dr. Ben Carson is: Neurosurgeon from John Hopkins School of Medicine, said "Obamacare is the worst thing that has happened to this nation since slavery". He also has been invited to speak in Dayton at Kettering Medical Center as a visiting professor several times in the past. He is now a contributor to Fox News and speaks at Heritage Action events.

DAYTON  DAILY  NEWS,  Oct 26, 2013   IDEAS  &  VOICES   ON YOUR MIND

 

Readers react to ‘slavery’ remarks

   Letters to the editor

 

   “You have lost your moral compass”

 

   Obamacare is the worst thing since slavery? Seriously, Dr. Ben Carson? Have you seen the movie “Django Unchained” recently or have you forgotten the history of slavery?

   Is a law that protects patients from insurance dropping them just before cancer surgery is done worse than slavery?

   Is a law that bans the practice of discriminating against patients because of pre-existing conditions worse than slavery?

   Is a law that makes insurance companies respect your premium dollars and spend them on health services, instead of CEO bonuses and compensation, worse than slavery?

   Is a law that allows young adults to receive insurance coverage through their parents until the age of 26, instead of playing Russian roulette with their health, worse than slavery?

   Is a law that respects and celebrates preventative medicine, by making these services widely available to all, worse than slavery?

   Is a law that says an insurance company cannot jack up your premiums whenever they want, because their stockholders want more of your money, worse than slavery?

   Is a law that says insurance plans have to be spelled out clearly without fine print and have to cover at least 10 basic essential benefits, like pediatric, maternity, ambulance, doctor’s office and preventative services, worse than slavery?

   Is a law that expands health coverage to millions of Americans who could not obtain insurance previously worse than slavery?

   Is a law that helps poor people have basic health insurance and makes them not feel so ashamed and afraid that they will not seek medical help, until their lives become seriously threatened, worse than slavery?

   I don’t know where you attended medical school, but I sense that you have completely lost your moral compass and have chosen to let political ideology trump your professional and medical ethics. Your statements are obviously misguided and unfortunate because they have offended millions of African-Americans. ... DONALD NGUYEN, BEAVERCREEK