Senator Coburn engaged the nation’s largest online physician community, Sermo.com, in a survey asking doctors for their input on the impact of the law on the quality of the practice of medicine for patients, the deficit, and taxpayers. The non-scientific poll found 75 percent of physicians largely oppose the President’s health care law.

Additional findings include:

• 79 percent believe the law will increase the deficit

• 59 percent believe the law does not accomplish the goal of achieving real, sustainable, affordable health reform that is sustainable for patients, physicians, and taxpayers

• 65 percent rated Congress’ ability to listen to the perspective of physicians about health care policy as “Very Poorly”

• 96 percent do not think the majority of politicians in the House and Senate understand the challenges in American health care

• 80 percent believe IPAB will cut reimbursement rates to providers, which will harm beneficiary access

• 77 percent think the federal government should decrease its involvement in and regulation of health care in America

Sermo.com is a physicians-only site that allows practicing physicians to engage in discussion with their peers, promote patient safety and public health, and forecast potential problems in the field of medicine.

Access the poll results by clicking here.