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Dr. Hal C. Scherz’s tenacious work bringing together doctors across America to make the case for repealing Obamacare brought him a deserved reward earlier today. During a lunchtime ceremony in Dallas, the Atlanta physician accepted The Heritage Foundation’s 2011 Salvatori Prize for American Citizenship.

Heritage annually presents the $25,000 prize, named for the late entrepreneur and philanthropist Henry Salvatori, to an American who advances the principles and virtues of the nation’s Founders.

Dr. Scherz, a tireless advocate for patient-centered health care reform as well as managing partner of Georgia Pediatric Urology, founded Docs 4 Patient Care (D4PC) in 2009. The mission of this voluntary association of medical practitioners: to champion sensible health care reform while promoting quality of care and affordable access for all. (more…)