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The change in focus is because members  of this web site and others  
focused on the principles of QUALTY, ACCESS, and funding, in that  order.     
There is absolutely sufficent funding in the  system right now, without ANY NEW 
money to provide high quality to everyone, if  the Health Care System, at 
the LOCAL OPTION changes, and we participate in that  change with focus on the 
very few over riding governing  principles.       We must divert from the 
mis  perceptions and mis statements and diversions, constructed for power and 
control  and the creation of a federalized system.      The BEST  EXAMPLE 
of an INTEGRATED COLLABORATIVE NETWORK (that WORKS) is the trauma  network in 
the United States.   No question.    

k

In a message dated 7/24/2009 9:45:27 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
nmcswai at tulane.edu writes:

The  change is welcome

Norman

Norman McSwain MD
Trauma Director,  Charity Hospital
Professor of Surgery, Tulane University
New Orleans  LA
504 988 5111
norman.mcswain at tulane.edu  <mailto:norman.mcswain at tulane.edu>  

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To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Subject: Re: BRAVO to the  ACS

Still under discussion.   This was enabling not  funding  legislation.   
Contact our congresspersons.   It  is the Principle here that is important. 

This is a  pivital point in  health care reform.   Up to this point  the
objective has not been  health care reform, but a shift from  private 
medicine to
federalized funding and  control.   As  of TODAY, with this leadership,
there has been a shift  in FOCUS  NATIONAL, led by the ACS and the AMA to 
do what
is best for patients,   for quality, for access, and then address the
funding.     There  is already sufficient funding in the existing 3  
trillion/year
expenditures in  hard money and in kind contributions to  do what everyone
desires.   It  is the governance that is  the debate, and as of today it is
being defined by  over riding  governing principles, not partisan politics 
for
power and   control.   

k

In a message dated  7/24/2009 8:13:37 P.M. Central Standard Time, 
nmcswai at tulane.edu  writes:

Ken
Is funding for uncompensated patient care  included?
Is  the Emergency Care Coordination Center  funded?

Norman

Norman  McSwain MD
Trauma Director,  Charity Hospital
Professor of Surgery,  Tulane University
New  Orleans LA
504 988  5111
norman.mcswain at tulane.edu  <mailto:norman.mcswain at tulane.edu>  

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Sent: Fri   7/24/2009 7:40 PM
To: trauma-list at trauma.org
Cc: brittld at evms.edu;   Redstart at aol.com; KMATTOX at aol.com
Subject: BRAVO to the   ACS

The ACS sent this news brief out this afternoon - WELL  DONE  -  I  
recommend
that Medical Disaster Response be  added to this  and maybe even add
something about Acute Care  Surgery  

k

HOUSE COMMITTEE APPROVES  LANGUAGE  ENSURING ACCESS TO  TRAUMA CARE

On July 20, the House Energy and  Commerce Committee  approved  an amendment
to H.R. 3200,  America's Affordable Health  Choices Act of 2009,  which  
would
expand patient access to emergency  and trauma care. The  approved 
amendment,
which was still being  reviewed by the  College's congressional affairs
staff at press time, would   regionalize emergency care and shore up the
nation's
trauma centers.  The  new language also calls for authorizing the
establishment  of  an  Emergency Care Coordination Center, which would serve
as  a
centralized  hub  for all urgent care. As noted previously in  ACS
NewsScope, the 
regionalization and trauma center language was also  included in the  health
care  reform legislation that the Senate  Health, Education,  Labor, and
Pensions
Committee approved earlier  this month. For more  information, contact
kmcdonald at facs.org  .

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