Paul:

Little secret- the Sermo "alborg" is about 4 people. Why do you think that I'm now #19 out of more than 900 oncologists even though I spent most of February off? Graham, from emrupdate, is all over the place there, posting provocative posts.

Post under her name- her rank will go UP!!! You should log on and add to the letter about the right to strike- that would be an excellent add-on point. I can't believe that I missed that.

Most laws depriving physicians the ability to collectively strike are codefied into various state laws as shown by this one in Texas- http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/txcodes/i1.001.00.000029.00.html
You might need to mention the fix, which is for federal legislation to allow physicians to strike, sort of a Rowe vs. Wade for physician collective action against insurance companies!

I feel for the endos- I too have pretty much shut down my oncology practice. I only do bare bone chemos, and that will eventually end too by the end of the year. They don't pay enough for caring for those high-risk time consuming cases!

Cheers,
Al