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From: winkler@harvard.ARPA (Dan Winkler)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: physician's union
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Date: Tue, 29-Jan-85 12:02:58 EST
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I understand that in California there is a very well organized and
effective physician's union and that physicians in Massachusetts are
thinking of forming one too.  Does anyone have any comment on whether a
physician's union is a necessary or beneficial thing?  Physicians say
they need a union to deal with third party payers such as Blue Cross,
the government, and other insurance companies and with employers of
salaried physicians.