Some House democrats in Washington are attempting to push President Obama's health care policy through the legislative process as early as next week. Area doctors and lawmakers say they need more time to look at the bill, and find areas where changes can be made.

The bill itself is more than 1000 pages long, and Texoma Congressman Mac Thornberry says lawmakers need more time to look it over before making any decisions.

Dr. Susan Strate is a surgical pathologist in Wichita Falls -- and chairs the Texas Medical Association's political arm. She says reform is desperately needed, but this is the wrong kind of change.

Dr. Strate says, “Doctors are in favor of the health care system, but there are so key areas that are not included in the bill that are necessary to reform the system.”

Strate says the bill is missing key elements, such as professional liability reform and accountability. She believes expenses will go up for doctors and patients and quality of care will go down.

“Let's put the patient out there, focus on our health care. How do we put cost effectiveness in the system, how do we put efficiency in the system and let's slow down,” she says.

Thornberry has his own concerns about the bill. He says, “It's gigantic change, moving too fast and I think speaker Pelosi is afraid to let people read the bill and understand it. “

Thornberry says he'd like to see more insurance and litigation reform in the bill. He's says he's also concerned about a medical board that would call the shots.

“I'm not going to vote for any bill that has not been thoroughly vetted so that I can listen to folks at home, to find out what it means for regular folks who are trying to make ends meet and what good health care for our families,” he says.

Dr. Strate adds, “Our health is the most valuable possession we have. The most valuable, and we are pushing this thing way too fast.”

Some democrats in the House still hope to get this bill passed by the August recess, but in the Senate both opponents and supporters agree the bill wont come up before the recess.