Some physicians want AMA to take back its support of health bill
on November 9th, 2009
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There were undoubtedly a lot of happy faces in Washington this weekend, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed major health-reform legislation. But it turns out some past supporters of the bill are less than pleased: as reported by the Wall Street Journal’s Health Blog, the American Medical Association is debating whether to rescind the support it gave to the bill last week. As explained in the blog:
Some physicians are fuming that the AMA backed the House bill despite the fact that the proposed legislation lacks elements like medical malpractice reform and a solution to deep Medicare cuts to physician reimbursements expected next year. In addition, many doctors oppose the House measure’s option for a government-sponsored health insurance plan.
Health Blog reports that the AMA’s voting body will decide whether to take back its support today or tomorrow.
November 11th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Some physicians want reform? Try 3 out of 4.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09312/1011433-109.stm
ANd medical organizations? 9 out of 10!
Now that the American Society of Anesthesiology has voted to support the House Bill, we now have an AMAZING NINE OF of the TEN largest physicians organizations supporting reform.
http://cmhmd.blogspot.com/2009/10/american-psychiatric-association-voted.html
Even if you take out the AMA and AOA as a friend suggested because they are multispecialty groups, we have 8 of the ten largest physician specialty organizations supporting reform. The American College of Radiology is still against it, the American College of Emergency Physicians (# 9) has still not committed and the American College of Cardiology ( which I’m pretty sure is # 10) is on board.
That’s about as close as you can get to running the table with physicians groups.