Physicians speak out on health care bill
Many say the costly plan won't fix problems

By CINDY HORSWELL
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Aug. 6, 2009, 10:04PM


Physicians jammed a town hall meeting in The Woodlands on Thursday, expressing fears about the cost and effectiveness of a health care reform bill that could come up for a vote in Congress as early as September.

U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady, R-The Woodlands, hosted the meeting attended by about 90 physicians at Memorial Hermann Hospital-The Woodlands.

[u][b]“The bottom line is that doctors don't want socialized medicine — another flawed health care system like Medicare. They don't believe it will lower the costs or improve quality,â€