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Update: Wisconsin Docs Under Investigation for Protest ‘Sick’ Notes

The Blaze first brought you the startling video of doctors — many of whom are affiliated with the University of Wisconsin — handing out questionable absence excuse slips to protesters “sick” of Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker on Sunday:

Almost immediately, many Americans watching the debate unfold in Madison questioned the ethics of medical professionals abusing their caretaker position for political reasons. Now, the University has opened its own investigation into their behavior and the Wisconsin Medical Society has openly condemned their actions.

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is investigating whether some of its doctors were writing fake sick notes to people missing work to attend protests at the state capitol.

“This involves a few individuals out of the nearly 1,300 physicians at UW Health,” Lisa Brunette, Director of Media Relations for the school said in a statement. “These UW Health physicians were acting on their own and without the knowledge or approval of UW Health.”

Update: Wisconsin Docs Under Investigation for Protest Sick Notes

"I'm a doctor. Need a note?" (Image: Fox11)

“These charges are very serious and in response the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, two of the entities that comprise UW Health, will immediately launch an investigation of the reported behavior. The investigation will identify which UW Health physicians were involved and whether their behavior constituted violations of medical ethics or University of Wisconsin and UW Health policies and work rules,” she added.

The Wisconsin Medical Society, the state’s doctor group, said in a statement that it “does not condone these actions under any circumstances.”

One of the UW Health doctors at the capitol over the weekend, Dr. Lou Sanner, defended his actions to the Associated Press. “Some people think it’s a nod-and-wink thing, but it’s not,” he said, claiming he wrote notes for protesters suffering from stress. His excuse slips were “as valid as every other work note that I’ve written for the last 30 years,” he added.

According to Sanner, the doctors were providing a public service and were surprised to return home from the protests to find angry emails and phone calls from outraged people across the country.

“We’re not political activists. We were surprised at the nationwide organized vitriol that has come our way so quickly,” he said. “Apparently we hit a nerve. I’ve been a doctor for 30 years. I kind of missed when politics got this viral, this national.”

At least one of the doctors at the scene, Dr. James Shropshire, is actually a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin.

Many of the protesters at the state capitol were teachers staging a “sick in,” calling in sick to receive an excused absence from work. On Monday, the Madison Metropolitan School District was again forced to close its doors due to a teacher shortage. “We have received assurances that staff members will return to work on Tuesday, February 22. Therefore, all Madison School District schools will be open to students on Tuesday and will resume with their regular daily schedule,” the district’s website said.

Madison Superintendent Daniel Nerad said school officials were aware of the doctors’ note-signing station, but offered no hint as to how administration officials would manage the situation.

“We’re reviewing how we go forward in case where those types of notes are provided,” he said Sunday. “I don’t know yet what the conclusion will be.”

The Wisconsin Medical Examining Board has also received information and complaints about the events but has offered no comment on the matter.

For more on the ongoing state budget debate in Wisconsin, the Heritage Foundation offers this “Myth vs. Fact” presentation:

Comments (158)

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  • Amazingoly
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:27pm

    They need to pay for their deceptive practice. Unbelievable they would do this. Fine them or suspend their medical licenses.

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    • Scorchem
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 8:32am

      I agree. Investigate their medicare claims for accuracy and how any inaccuracte claims relate to unions!

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  • BJC
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:23pm

    Well let’s help them out on their investigation, here are some of the Doctors

    The Doctors say they are shocked at the uproar over them giving out fake excuses…Let’s give em hell…

    Wisconsin Medical Examining Board
    Department of Regulation and Licensing
    Tom H. Ryan, MPA, JD, Bureau Director
    (608) 266-2112 / Fax:(608) 261-7083
    Complaints Toll Free: (877) 617-1565 http://www.drl.state.wi.us

    John B. Van Hollen, Wisconsin Attorney General

    Wisconsin Department of Justice 608-266-1221
    P.O. Box 7857
    Madison, WI 53707-7857
    Fax: 608-267-2779

    Here’s a list of the names:
    Dr. Louis Sanner

    Northeast Family Medical Center – 3209 Dryden Drive — Madison, WI, 53704 — (608) 241-9020

    Dr. James H Shropshire MD –5001 Monona Drive–Monona, WI, 53716-2636 – (608)222-8779

    Bernard F. Micke, MD

    UW Health Odana Clinic — 5618 Odana Road –Madison, WI, 53719 – (608) 274-1100

    Hanna Keevil, M.D. UW Health Odana Clinic — 5618 Odana Road — Madison, WI, 53719 – (608) 274-1100
    Job title: Clinical Assistant Professor
    Email: holly.keevil@uwmf.wisc.edu

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    • ruthere
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:47pm

      we also need to hound the medical board on this too. nag,nag,nag them to death

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    • joy2002cjm
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:40pm

      THANK YOU for listing all the doctors names and information. I am a physician and I am OUTRAGED at this fraud!!!! Words can not express how upset I am at this. This hurts me and every doctor accross the nation. It destroys public trust and confidence. I plan to email each one and the Board of Medical Examiners. I hope this story is followed through and not dropped by the media. These doctors need to be publically reprimanded. It is the only way to restore public trust. Doctors are humans too, but this is criminal.

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    • joy2002cjm
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:07pm

      an email for the wisconsin board of medical examiners… complaints web@drl.state.wi.us

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    • Dd3075
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:42pm

      I think these doctors would be a good place to start investigating Medicare and Medicaid fraud. And how many documents have they issued proclaiming that someone is 100% disabled, qualifying them for Social Security benefits, when they may actually be quite healthy.

      Yep, if I was in charge, these doctors would be investigated fully. And any teacher turning in one of these false excuses would be fired. But then, I would have fired them for deserting their responsibility to the children they are supposed to be teaching.

      If the teachers aren’t fired, I hope that parents will put together organizations refusing to allow their children to attend classes taught by these teachers who have no problem with lying and committing fraud. I would not trust my kid with a liar. What would prevent these dishonest people from lying about my child, or teaching him that lying is okay, or teaching him that fraud (the fake excuses) is acceptable? NOT ON MY WATCH.

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  • CARBON HOG
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:12pm

    Glenn Beck predicts that Broker0101 finally leaves mom’s basement…………….and becomes a MSNBC host with a 2am timeslot.

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    • Sparky101
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:33pm

      For once he’d be wrong. Broker will never leave Mama. He can’t. Who would feed him and put their fat hairy arms around him and rock him to sleep? He’d immediately assume a fetal position and insert his thumb in his mouth. The EMTs would have to carry him back to the house (from the driveway).

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  • golfputter
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:09pm

    Now imagine if this same thing would have happened at a Tea Party event. These doctors would be in jail and disbarred by now.

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    • mamawalker
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:32pm

      yes and their faces splattered all over MSNBC, CBS, etc. The hypocrisy of liberalism is never ending!

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  • hughglass
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:06pm

    I started with Goldwater and knew that eventually Americans would figure out these powerhungry, worthless leftisits. (THEY ARE NOT LIBERALS, they are left wing national socialists). Free at last.

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  • canuck44
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:02pm

    There are two separate issues here…first is the Medical Ethics aspect which frankly is the least serious. These doctors did not meet the standard of care to issue these certificates and did not properly establish a doctor-patient relationship before doing so.

    The second issue is far more serious. These useful idiots have conspired with the individuals to defraud the employer for financial gain just as soon as the employees attempt to utilize the certificates. This will most likely constitute a felony on the part of both doctor and picketer. This then is a matter for the WI Attorney General.

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  • Volsense
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:00pm

    The doctors became the victims when their lies and bogus slips were questioned. Rationalizing about lying seems so petty for “doctors”. Liberalism is truly a mental disorder even in the medical profession.

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  • Proudmomof5
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:58pm

    I also received one of these excuses. I think they should look into who was filling out the paperwork too. The doctor would just sign his name, while they had young people filling out the rest. Do you think they were their students? If so, go after them too. Is the kind of Doctors we want practicing let alone teaching.

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  • Sgt.Murph
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:57pm

    I need a note so I can be excused from paying the taxes that help fund these clowns.

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  • I SPY
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:56pm

    Correction = You WERE a doctor.

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:53pm

    Liberals are liars, what’s the big deal? Who could possibly expected anything less?

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  • football lady
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:52pm

    “First you take away the Unions, then you take away the Jews?” This woman a teacher? What a dingbat!!

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  • OnceA9R
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:50pm

    “The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is investigating whether some of its doctors were writing fake sick notes to people missing work to attend protests at the state capitol.“ The state needs to run a claims report next month and do a disruption analysis comparing the ”claims” that these docs filed and the respective employee notes. Kill 2 birds-if there is a claim, it’s fraud; it not, then the employee lied and needs to be fired. Secondly, HIPAA violations were all over the place. The med ctr. Can nail them for privacy violations or find someone to sue and force them to hold the docs accountable.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:47pm

      @OnceA9R
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:50pm
      “The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health is investigating whether some of its doctors were writing fake sick notes to people missing work to attend protests at the state capitol.“ The state needs to run a claims report next month and do a disruption analysis comparing the ”claims” that these docs filed and the respective employee notes. Kill 2 birds-if there is a claim, it’s fraud; it not, then the employee lied and needs to be fired. Secondly, HIPAA violations were all over the place. The med ctr. Can nail them for privacy violations or find someone to sue and force them to hold the docs accountable.

      ***************
      I wonder, are these doctors keeping adequate records of the “patients” they’re seeing on the street corner. Our family doctor is required to put ALL their records on computer in electronic format this month. The nurse is using a laptop and typing in complete medical histories, going over each with each patient, including prescription records clear back to 2004, I wonder if they were complying with their own wonderful ObamaCare Law. Also, how were these “appointments” billed, were they commiting medical fraud, by actually billing someone, and if not, “WHO IS PAYING THEM FOR THEIR SERVICES? ARE THEY DONATING TO THE OBAMA RE-ELECTION CAMPAIGN?”

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 2:36am

      Milmom… .the collecction and computerization of all medical record is to ensure that all of it gets sent to the central data bank at the HHS dept. THIS IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS. Everyone keeps saying the health care act doesn’t go into effect until 2014. That is the biggest lie/deception. The entire infrastructure is being set up now….including collection of medical information. 2014 is when the system will collapse. That is when, if not before, that the “death star will be fully operational”.

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  • Rickfromillinois
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:50pm

    The Doctor couldn’t understand why people are upset? He thinks that it is just “political”? Does he really think that it is ethical to stand on a corner and write out sick slips to people who he had never met before and hadn’t examined? I don’t want the University to investigate him, I want the State Licensing Board to do it.

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    • Tnredneck
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:20pm

      And if there are any fake doctors as some have said they should be arrested for practicing medicine without a license…..

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  • Showtime
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:49pm

    I just thought of something. Since these people are paying the unions, and are not paying the state for their pensions, why shouldn’t the unions be responsible for their pensions? They are the ones getting the members’ money!

    That would eliminate a lot of problems, including unions!

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  • football lady
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:48pm

    they are some butt ugly teachers.

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  • bigal883
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:47pm

    they should lose thre right to practice medicen….FIRST DO NO HARM what a joke losers….

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  • brado9505
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:44pm

    hope cool heads prevail, this has to stop. fire all of them!

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  • Katayno
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:40pm

    Those are the most selfish spoiled brats on the planet. I am from WI, belong to a union and say THAT union needs to be busted. They have way more power than any other union in the U.S. They busted
    Ma Bell for her monopoly and that Union is a monopoly!!! I have absolutely NO sympathy for them. We are paying for all their benefits, cushy retirement benefits, pensions…4 months a year off! Gov. Walker, stick to your guns.

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:33pm

      Amen!

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    • ADNIL
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 8:08am

      I haven’t hear the argument “It’s for the CHILDREN!” since the first day this started.I guess we all know who/what this is really about. FIRE them all.

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  • mcpbob
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:39pm

    these doctors action is costing the taxpayers $$$$$$ they will get paid their sick pay at tax payer expense… maybe these doctors should write the checks to pay for these false sick days…. and by the way, fire these corrupt teachers whom are stealing money ………..yes stealing money from tax payers who have to pay their sick day salaries…………… it is time to take a stand , they have had it too good for way too long while the rest of us who pay their salaries work for less , and work much harder and have to deal with their crap….. fire them all….

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  • psycodad36
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:38pm

    the fist thing you do is take away the GUNS,then you can take away anything you want

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  • mcpbob
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:36pm

    these doctors are a disgrace.. they should lose their right to practice….

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:56pm

      Did I read that (some of) these were University of Wisconsin doctors?

      Cheez, they DO need investigating!

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:27pm

      But they won’t….This is Wisconsin and words are tools. Libs will say anything to get what they want. If that is getting out of trouble or getting elected. The board will “investigat” this decide they didn’t mean to do anything wrong. Case closed and no justice. (feeling very cynical today).

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  • glennisright.com
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:34pm

    Liberals lie about everything else….why should this be any different?

    http://www.glennisright.com

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  • Psychosis
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:34pm

    anyone need a job? openings for doctors, teachers and politicians will be available shortly in the state of wisconsin

    no unions need apply

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    • HillBillySam1
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:58pm

      I am in the process of “doctor shopping”…..should I just look for the union label??

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    • Killa From Wasilla
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:36pm

      There is already a big shortage of teachers and primary care physicians in
      Wisconsin. Judging by the hate being spewed by the misinformed
      Tea Baggers the shortage will surely grow even bigger.

       
    • Mil Mom
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:35pm

      @Killa From Wasilla
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:36pm
      There is already a big shortage of teachers and primary care physicians in
      Wisconsin. Judging by the hate being spewed by the misinformed
      Tea Baggers the shortage will surely grow even bigger
      ****************
      You can blame it on whatever you want but the Dr. shortage is because the ethical ones are bailing because of ObamaCare. As far as teachers shortage, maybe B.O.’s campaign committee would consider hiring all the homeless they paid to impersonate teachers at the rally, to impersonate them in the schools to. (Or didn’t they get their union memberships yet, if so being qualified may not be an issue with the current supporters who’ve descended on the capitol.)

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    • home_of_the_brave
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:37pm

      @KillafromWasilla

      News flash…. There are doctor and teacher shortages all across the country so give me a break. As a healthcare professional I can tell you there is no excuse for these doctors to be out there committing what amounts to Medical Fraud! It’s no different from lying on a disability claim or insurance claim. If doctors can’t be trusted to be professional, honest and impartial then we have bigger problems to deal with.

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    • SLEUTH
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:40pm

      finally, someone is going to investigate. i hope these doctors lose their licence, and these teachers lose their jobs. they cant teach; look and listen to these idiot students out protesting and they dont even know why? and these educators call themselves teachers?

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 11:14pm

      To Killa from Wasilla,

      When was the last time you talked to a private physician about the cost of malpractice insurance? Have you any idea what it costs a physician to carry malpractice insurance?

      A good friend from high school went on to become an internist and not all that long ago, we were talking about the health care regulations. In the course of the conversation, I found out how much he pays yearly JUST for malpractice and quite frankly, it’s more than my spouse and I earn annually before taxes.

      Why do physicians leave states? Because the cost of their practice can over run their income. Because the State they are in regulates them too much and it’s not worth it. Because rather than being grateful for the fact that someone is trying to help them get well, too many patients are suing their doctors for malpractice. You can not have it both ways.

      The same is true of teachers. They are either in the classroom teaching the students, OR they are filling out forms, lesson plans, taking professional education requirements, preparing students to take mandated state tests and dealing with kids who belong in juvenile court. Finally, it gets to be too much and they leave teaching. If Wisconsin is losing teachers and doctors, the Department of Education for the State and the State Board of Physicians need to take a LONG, hard look at the reasons why.

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 2:11am

      Hey, Kila… Dont fret over a Doc shortage. The health care act has that completely covered too. You see the entire act is designed for the complete collapse of the entire health care system. Anybody with a head on their shoulders and some critical thinking skills can see that immediately from reading the act (oh, you didn’t read it? I suggest you put it by your bedside for some night time reading ….or maybe not… it might give you nightmares). You see in the brilliant plan that is laid out, Docs are no longer needed in the health care system. You have a single provider system…the government. The nurse reinvestment aspect of the health care act will ensure that you have the appropriate nursing professional taking care of you. With technology don‘t worry though because I’m sure your medical information will be sent very quickly to Central Control (oh, no, wait, that was from the movie “Brazil”…same plot…different story) and they will evaluate the information appropriately and get the appropriate pharmacological supports to you that you need. Behavioral research is REALLY REALLY big in that act too, so they’ll know how just how to get you to do the things you need to do. And regarding those nurses, don’t worry there. Your nurses are going to be just sooo happy because you see, the Health Care Act gives to nurses absolutely EVERYTHING THEY COULD EVER WANT. It really is amazing at how the HHS has managed to anticipate and fulfill absolutely EVERYTHING that a nurse could ever dream of having. ( I can say that because I am an RN and believe me… this act is loaded with all the options and accessories!) Oh, and about your medical provider, don’t worry about going about finding one that will meet your needs, that will all be taken care of because in addition to you kids having their own “medical home” in their school, you too will have your very own “medical home” to go to for all of your medical needs. And when you’re feeling stressed out…again…not to worry. That same medical home is staffed with a psych professional to provide just the pharmacological support you need.

      So you see, kila..you fret too much!

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 2:30am

      Kila… I forgot to say, don’t worry about picking your medical home… they have that all worked out.. so don’t fret. And for your child, your child‘s teacher will collaborate with the school’s psycho provider at your child’s medical home at the school to be sure all of their behavioral needs are met.

      And to any nurses out there…. you will be well represented by a union to ensure conformity. But don’t worry because I am sure that all union reps will really believe in what they are doing. It is actually interesting because you see, through the education act, any university or college that doesn’t get certified by the fed government will go out of business because school loans will not be approved for students to go to those schools. Hospitals or medical service organizations that don’t meet “tolerance” requirements and /or have religious restrictions on things like abortions will be shut down through disqualification for government medical reimbursement. And medical providers who have different medical ethics than the ones presented in this video above… you know… the ones who believe they can’t do abortions…or counsel homosexual folks…or don’t believe in placing through adoption children with homosexual couples …those folks… will all be weeded out through appropriate techniques.

      So, Kila… you have nothing to worry about. “They” have it all worked out for you. As it almost appears that you don’t have a problem with these doctors lying… I’m sure you will have no problem when a doctor or a nurse prescribes a medical treatment or a medication for you that is really being prescribed for you based on the “common good” of society. Think that can’t happen. Think again. Lying is lying. Deception is deception. But again, I am sure the person who does that to you will really believe in what they are doing.

      P.S. Again, regarding your child…don’t worry about him/her. DNA is collected on every child born in the United States. Currently states have a timeline on when that information needs to be deleted, but with the new health care act, all of your child’s information now goes to the Federal gov Dept of HHS to be collected and used for what ever purposes they want to use for. Think of the possibilities. Multi generational DNA studies can now be done and they will finally be able to weed out any and all genetic tendencies toward conservativism…. and anything else they don’t want. Eugenics at its best. A real dream come true for Utiopia. But then again… they will all be believing in what they do.

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  • cheezwhiz
    Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:28pm

    That means that they will be acquited, right ?

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    • broker0101
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:33pm

      Glenn Beck predicted that Wisconsin doctors would be investigated for allegedly handing out phony sick-notes to striking teachers months ago. It’s scary how right he always is.

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    • Quagaar Warrior
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:35pm

      This gives them the perfect resume for Family Planning!

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    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:35pm

      They probably will cheezwhiz. They need to be investigating these corrupt doctors. That was just ridiculous seeing the footage of these people just handing out fake excuses. It reminded me of Epstein from welcome back kotter. What kind of example are these teachers (and doctors) setting for the children?

      http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the uprising in Wisconsin video

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    • Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:38pm

      This will go down on their permanent record. A week of detention and they have to write on the chalkboard, “I will not commit medical fraud” 100 times.

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    • ruthere
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:38pm

      Well, it sounds to me that they are already making excuses which in turn will most likely be swept under the rug so to speak.

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:41pm

      University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Wisconsin Medical Foundation, two of the entities that comprise UW Health,
      ———————
      ….are totally taxpayer funded too .
      Wow ;-)

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    • cheezwhiz
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:45pm

      @ cnsrvtvj
      If I had the resources, I would dig around for the political contributions of these thug-doctors,
      as well as their taxpayer funded research grants ……there is NO WAY this has been their first time commiting fraud . That brazen defiance looks well used.

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:46pm

      @cheezewhiz

      Fair to high probability for them being aquitted indeed.

      @Broker 0101 and Blazers

      I forsee the likelihood of Broker 0101 showing up almost every day and displaying posts of heightened irrelevency and irredundancy mixed with liberal spin induced non-sequestorial showers of dlusionality.

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    • HillBillySam1
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:49pm

      Glen Beck predicted how Huffington Post trolls and Media Matters wannabees would write idiotic and insipid responses on The Blaze website several months ago. It’s scary how right he always is.

      CHEEZWHIZ, I am sure that the tax-payer thing is just an odd coincidence……no collaboration involved amongst the “Gimmee, Gimmee, Gimmee!!!!” crowd……

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    • Showtime
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:53pm

      @CheezWhiz ~~
      Where you mentioned the grants and taxpayers –
      I’m thinking that the governor would be able to get that information with no trouble. He might could use a (conservative) nudge.

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    • 912828Buckeye
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 7:59pm

      @ Snow …. Next time could you just say he’s full of it?
      :-)

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    • fertlmind
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:01pm

      1. I bet you a million dollars note writing Doc‘s that at least SOME of these note writing doc’s were actually as awol from work as the teachers and other government workers they were writing the sick excuses for.
      2. I wouldn‘t be surprised if at least ONE of these note writing Doc’s has or will present a sick excuse from another of the note writing Doc’s as an excuse for not being at work.
      3. The photo‘s of these note writing Doc’s and the AWOL too sick to work public employees should be collected, they should be identified and if they presented an excuse from one of these now publicly identified excuse writing Doc’s should be fired on the spot and prosecuted for FRAUD.

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    • Sparky101
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:02pm

      Cheese, I think you hit it on the head. You are pretty good at reading the actual words of a “University spokeswoman.“ ”These charges are VERY SERIOUS and in response the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine blah, blah, blan, WILL IMMEDIATELY launch an investigation of the REPORTED behavior. The investigation WILL IDENTIFY which UW Health physicians were involved and WHETHER their behavior CONSTITUTED violations of MEDICAL ETHICS OR University of Wisconsin and UW Health POLICIES and work RULES,” she added.

      In plain language, if they were going to do it IMMEDIATELY, then why has it not begun. Oh yes, they WILL start an investigation.

      If the charges are VERY SERIOUS, then why do they have to determine if they are violations of ethics or rules? Either the charges are VERY SERIOUS or they aren’t, and they haven’t determined WHETHER this is really serious or not, a violation of ethics or simply a violation of work rules, OR maybe no violations at all, in which case they could not be VERY SERIOUS.

      Prepare to see a VERY LARGE broom come and sweep everything under a VERY SERIOUS rug. It will happen, almost IMMEDIATELY, as soon as we figure out how we can do this with out anyone knowing.

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    • Upsetcitizen
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:06pm

      that video was great, loved it

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    • BuckOfama
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:28pm

      I am attending a Fredom Works Maryland rally in Annapolis tomorrow and need some ideas for my sign. On one side I am going to put Pay Raises Based on Merit, on the other side I want something funny but true to put. At this rally seiu is bussing in homeless from somewhere. Thanks for your help. Don

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    • Killa From Wasilla
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:34pm

      Today when I see my child’s teacher, I will say how much I support her and
      that I do not agree with Walker or other conservatives. I think that
      everyone who supports teachers, doctors, nurses, firemen and people of the community who
      strive to stand up for causes that effect others or that they believe in,
      should tell them when they see them.
      Eventually, they will know who
      stands with them and who stands against them!

       
    • LOOKING_BOTH_WAYS
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:37pm

      ya gotta wonder how many phony disability claims this Doc. helped with !!!

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    • cnsrvtvj
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:37pm

      @cheezwhiz – I think this makes it clear who they contribute to. I agree this is ceratinly not the first time they have engaged in this type of activity.

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    • Dakota
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 8:38pm

      Ya….and you know where this is going to go….absolutely nowhere. They protect their own..and yet scream bloody murder when they are on the other end of the “injustice”. Freaking hypocrites!! My son was part of the Naval Academy…and at any sign of impropriety, you were sent packing. So much for the integrity of the WI school of Medicine.

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    • mrclean
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:20pm

      Just more of the same BS, with all the higher ups displaying NO BACKBONE and no committment to excellence. SNAFU and politics as usual. Just one more symptom of a sick country needing a patriot uprising! :-]

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    • My Sacred Honor
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:22pm

      And oh, how utterly SICKENING to see the “Aw, shucks, I didn‘t know’ quotes from the doctors in the post. They are DOCTORS for eff’s sakes! They are smart, and when they learned that Andrew breitbart was in their faces with a camera, and was posted, that they were busted and without any excuse that would work.
      But then, i am learning more and more about the liberal mindset of “ignore and twist”.
      Maybe they are so full of their own elitism that they feel this is REALLY still working on those of us whom are informed.
      This post is ESPECIALLY directed at you lib-posters on here who constantly call us Blazers and the Tea party in general “ignorant and in need of education”.
      Why don’t you be plain and say what you really mean, that we need “RE-education” in your opinion.
      Cowards. The lot of you.

      Semper Fi and Si vis bellum, para pacem.

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    • UlyssesP
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:36pm

      Oh, broker0101
      You say Glenn Beck predicted that Wisconsin doctors would be investigated for allegedly handing out phony sick-notes to striking teachers months ago !?!?!?!?!

      Please get help.

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:38pm

      One of the things that we need to be conscious of is the fact that when there are ethical investigations and criminal investigations going on concurrently, the criminal takes prescience over the ethical. Usually, the ethical investigations can determine if there were ethics violations, but most of the ethics bodies can not levy punitive damages. The civil and criminal courts can. Also, one has to be careful in gathering the evidence, so that it doesn’t get tossed out in court. There is also something called peer review for doctors and from the article, it sounds like the State organization has already made their statement.

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    • mrclean
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 9:41pm

      COWARDS says it best I think…. and frauds, cheats, swindlers, deceivers, liars, and just all around P’sOS.

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    • Mil Mom
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 10:22pm

      @SPARKY101
      Prepare to see a VERY LARGE broom come and sweep everything under a VERY SERIOUS rug. It will happen, almost IMMEDIATELY, as soon as we figure out how we can do this with out anyone knowing.

      ****************
      What’s that I Hear? Must be a cadre of SEIU LEAF BLOWERS, HANDLED BY THE LAMESTREAM MEDIA!!! Be prepared to find another effort for Federal Money to clean up the Great Lakes.

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    • drphil69
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 11:07pm

      These docs think they are doing a public service? I guess on their “moral” compass writing scripts for percs and oxy’s is just fine as long as the patient claims they have pain.

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    • getalong
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 11:23pm

      Broker0101
      I think Glenn gets it right because he prays alot. Divine providence and the hard cold truth always wins out over deceit and lies.

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    • getalong
      Posted on February 21, 2011 at 11:34pm

      Let me get this right. Taxpayers money being used to cover sick pay for perfectly healthy teachers and other public service employees. Wouldn’t want them to have to use their vacation days up. If I hear one more liberal whine about the poor, poor teachers, my head is going to explode. Give me a break! How many public service road crew employees does it take to patch a pothole? Answer: 12 1 to pick up the shovel and put the tar in the hole, another to spread out the tar, and 10 others to stand around and watch the two who are actually working.

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    • pitboss711
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 12:08am

      These people are too stupid to recognize the lies their being fed by their unions and too dense to have the common sense to sort them out. No wonder they need representation.

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    • ishka4me
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 12:21am

      planned parenthood will be looking for doctors willing to do anything non ethical and for free real soon. these quacks will find a pond to crap in

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    • Mikeyyy
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 12:49am

      i predict these doctors won’t even get a slap on the hand, who wants to bet against me?

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    • staythecourse
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 1:53am

      Killa From Wasilla

      Today when I see my child’s teacher, I will say how much I support her and
      that I do not agree with Walker or other conservatives. I think that
      everyone who supports teachers, doctors, nurses, firemen and people of the community who
      strive to stand up for causes that effect others or that they believe in,
      should tell them when they see them

      Killa…. how I wish I had your innocence. I did, you know… last year before I read the health care act. Yes…teachers, doctors, nurses firemen and other people of the community who give of themselves to help others are to be admired. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THAT AT ALL.

      This is about lying, deception, greed. It is about socialism, communism, and tyranny. It is also very much about your child. Unions are not any longer about protection of people/workers rights. You will see very shortly that it is the Union that will be the bully in the room keeping workers in line for the One World Order that will soon descend upon our country. And those unions really don’t care about those teachers… as you will see when the reach across international borders and bring down our entire country to the level of a third world country through redistribution of wealth.

      With regard to your child, it is your school who will soon be determining through the schools’ “medical home” the psychological needs of your child through their mandated annual psychological evaluation of your child. If your child is “obese” by medical standards, or if there is a smoker in the house, or for any number of other reasons, your home will be visited by a social worker (funded through the social worker reinvestment act passed last year) to critically evaluate you as a parent. The nutrition program that everyone hails is really all about separating parents even more from their children as the school day and year will be increased. The “adult formation of children” clause of the health care act now gives complete and total control of your child’s psychological, emotional, mental, physical development over to the state. Don’t worry about “religious” development. They have that covered under “tolerance training”. If you are Christian, many Christian groups are now identified as “hate” oriented or intolerant and are being targeted for their religious beliefs…but not to worry. You will always (maybe) be able to have freedom of worship…even if you don’t have freedom of religion anymore. And of course then their are the others who, how did you word it…“strive to stand up for causes that effect others or that they believe in”…. like Michael Moore who have developed a web site specifically designed to enable your child to express him or herself freely ….completely, or so he says…without supervision of adults. http://www.michaelmoore.com/ But don’t worry about what they will see or experience or be invited to experience on that site, because I have no doubt that in reality there will be adults there supervising and guiding the whole thing….they’ll just be taking on new identities as “kids” through that new software program that enables one person to take on complete personas of more than ten different individuals ..complete with appropriate geological and historical backstory legitimacy. But not to worry…. I am sure that THEY ALL , HOW DID YOU WORD IT….“strive to stand up for causes that effect others or that they believe in”.

      WAKE UP PARENTS…. THIS IS NOT REALLY ABOUT YOU (US) AT ALL. IT IS ALLLLL ABOUT THE KIDS! It was after reading the health care act…then the education act…. and seeing all of the other pieces fall into place from the nutrition act to the social worker reinvestment act, to the finance act to the food safety act that I realized…. IT REALLY IS ALL ABOUT THE KIDS. Look up the “adult formation of children” clauses in the health care act. Your children are not your own anymore. The pied piper is in town and he is taking them all away! Protect your children!

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    • colonial10
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 2:39am

      I have lied before to my employers and stayed home to do something I wanted to do. I had to even act like I was sick. Isn’t this being deceptive? Did someone else have to take up my slack? Since then I have changed my bad habits because I grew up and matured. I guess what I‘m trying to say is these doctors and emotionally sick people are saying it’s okay to be deceptive. If we do the math on pensions it does not work out. The money that most people put in really only lasts maybe 3 years living comfortably. After the unions invest your money unwisely then who pays for it. Tax payers and the people who want out of the unions. Where’s the common sense in this?

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    • Futureorthopod2013
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 5:18am

      Broker0101 stop acting like a dumb blond! Any idiot would predict those doctors being investigated. Their actions were imbecilic at best

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    • grandmaof5
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 8:02am

      It takes an act of Congress to get a doctor to write a prescription without an office visit and a hefty charge for that visit, especially when stress is involved since that would probably be a controlled substance. How much did this guy charge these poor free-loading teachers who felt well enough to walk around with horrid signs, scream, hollar, sing, rave, etc. but couldn’t make it to the classroom? If the prescription was merely for their absence, the diagnosis was obviously incorrect and they should have their medical licenses suspended for awhile – perhaps they would see the error of their ways. If I were them I would be more concerned with Obamacare being repealed than free-loaders soaking the system.

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    • Scorchem
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 8:28am

      Union related doctors!

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    • IntheKnowOG
      Posted on February 22, 2011 at 10:44am

      Killa From Wasilla uses assumptive logic and faulty cause and effect to make a fallacious argument.

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