A group of health care professionals, including Dr. Deb Richter and Dr. Marvin Malek, have endorsed Peter Shumlin for Governor!
The professionals spoke of how they see, firsthand, the dysfunction of our current health care system and how desperately we need change. The group of Doctors and Nurses stated clearly that Peter Shumlin is the candidate best suited to address the system’s problems.
“We are appalled at the excessive profits earned by the insurance companies and the drug makers, said Dr. Deb Richter. “Peter Shumlin is the candidate for Governor who is best suited to address these problems. He is the only candidate who has shown unwavering support for a publicly financed universal health care system in Vermont.”
“While other candidates have spoken of the need for change, Peter Shumlin has gone further,” said Dr. Marvin Malek. “He has repeatedly pledged himself to the task of enacting a state single payer system.”
The health care professionals spoke of their support for Peter due to his record of getting tough things done.
“Peter Shumlin has proven that he is not afraid of taking political risks in the interests of furthering the public good,” said Dr. Sue Deppe. “He is the person we need at the top of the executive branch if we are to enact meaningful health care reform.”
The following health care professionals endorsed Peter:
Deborah Richter, MD (family physician)
Jack Mayer, MD (pediatrician)
Bill Eichner, MD (ophthalmologist)
Bruce Talmadge, MD (retired internist)
Peggy Carey, MD (family Physician)
Alice Silverman, MD (psychiatrist)
Marvin Malek, MD (internist)
Sue Deppe, MD (psychiatrist)
Adam Sorscher, MD (family physician)
Joseph Lasek, MD (psychiatrist)
Dorothy Malone Rising, NP
Patricia Towle, NP
Augusta Wilson, RN
Maggie Newton, MD retired internist)
Paul Bertocci, MD (family physician)
Richard Norman, MD (family physician)
Laura Norris, MD (family physician)
Jim Greenleaf, APRN
Ellen Chrisman, NP
Alma Mueller, NP
Suzie Lynn, LPN
John Gundy, MD (Pediatrician)
Richard Kast, MD (psychiatrist)
I would be interested to hear what Peter Shumlin’s views and, if in the making, programs and policies, are with regard to passenger rail within and beyond Vermont.