Harry Reid: “A lot of people think that doctors are getting fat in our modern society. The fact is, in Nevada--I am sure it is the…”

“A lot of people think that doctors are getting fat in our modern society. The fact is, in Nevada--I am sure it is the same in Illinois and Arkansas--doctors are having a difficult time with the managed care programs and the mass numbers of uninsured. So I ask, does my friend agree that we in this Congress are doing things not to help the physician himself? For example, we come to this floor often and talk about medical malpractice reform, setting caps. Half the doctors you talk to recognize that is not going to help them. But a program the Senator from Illinois has advocated, and I have joined with him, giving an incentive taxwise, a tax credit to a doctor for insurance premiums, they would love that because it would give them immediate help. The point I am making is we have a health care crisis in this country and the physicians are part of it. They are not doing as well as I personally would like.”