Despite President Obama paying lip service to the need for medical liability reform while speaking at a meeting of the American Medical Association, there is not a whisper of such reform in the more than 1,000-page health care legislation being pushed by the President and Congress.

That is one of numerous reasons why physicians and physician organizations are breaking from the American Medical Association and announcing their opposition to H.R. 3200, the dubiously titled “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.”

“America’s neurosurgeons strongly support improving our nation’s health care system by ensuring insurance coverage for all our citizens. Unfortunately, as it is currently constructed, this bill goes far beyond what is necessary to fix what is broken with our health care system,” said Troy M. Tippett, MD, a Florida neurosurgeon and president of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Recently, Dr. Tippett joined CFIF’s Renee Giachino to discuss medical liability reform, the costs associated with practicing defensive medicine, and what doctors need to see in a health care reform in order to support a plan.

What follows is the interview originally heard on "Your Turn - Meeting Nonsense With Commonsense" on WEBY 1330 AM, Northwest Florida's talk radio…[Listen to the interview here.]