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By Amanda Carpenter

A second opinion

Why were House Republicans holding an off-the-record meeting last week on health care with the real-life liberal doctor known as Patch Adams?

The Hot Button obtained an e-mail about the meeting, sent from the office of Rep. Jack Kingston, Georgia Republican, by a disgruntled Republican staffer who questioned why any Republican would seek advice from Dr. Hunter Adams, whose unconventional approach to treating patients (for example, preparing a noodle bath for a sick woman), was made famous in the 1998 film "Patch Adams," in which he was portrayed by actor Robin Williams.

Today, Dr. Adams leads the Gesundheit Institute, which supports a single-payer health care system.

Mr. Kingston, who organized the event, said that while he might not agree with Dr. Adams on everything, they did both support the need to preserve the doctor-patient relationship and leave room for out-of-the-box solutions to medical problems in the health-care system.

Most members of the Republican Party oppose single-payer health care, but "when a guy walks in with blue socks and blue hair and wants more love, more fun and creativity, who doesn't want that?" Mr. Kingston said in a phone call with The Washington Times.

Mr. Kingston said they stayed out of the "weeds of policy" in their meeting, but the Republican Party did discuss how to bring more of an "entrepreneurial approach" to health care.

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