AMA Outed in Wall Street Journal
AMA Outed in Wall Street Journal May 13, 2010 Now that the AMA has clearly sold out doctors on ObamaCare, people are beginning to ask just what this stakeholder has at stake. Hal Scherz, M.D., […]
AAPS News August 2016 – MACRA: Pokemon Go for Doctors
The latest fad, a “free” smartphone app called Pokémon GO, has reportedly exceeded even Twitter and pornography in popularity. One hospital has banned it for employees because they were glued to their screens instead of interacting with patients.
Measuring Physicians—and Changing Them
This week’s health policy news roundup curated by Jane Orient, M.D. Parents are rebelling against Common Core and other standardized tests of their children, which are turning education into a teach-for-the-test treadmill (or else lose […]
Self-Serving AMA Sacrifices Patients to Business Interests
If the AMA had done its job of representing its constituents, the American people and Congress would have known what doctors really thought about ObamaCare before the final vote was taken. Instead, the “people and […]
Is the American Medical Association (AMA) in Obama’s Back Pocket?
By Alieta Eck, MD In the recent AMNews, June 7, 2010, pp 6-7, we physicians were given talking points on how to tell our patients about ObamaCare. It was so full of “happy-speak” that one […]
Article by AAPS President-Elect Lee Hieb, MD featured in Human Events
AMA Doesn’t Speak for Most Doctors by Dr. Lee Hieb 01/05/2010 The American Medical Association officially endorsed the Democrats’ health reform bill. An eager Barack Obama, of course, used this endorsement to claim that “doctors” […]
Chicago Tribune exposes AMA – “Medical billing code monopoly explains AMA support for health plan”
The Sunday edition of the Chicago Tribune explains why the AMA may be supporting Washington’s takeover of medical care in the United States despite the uproar of physicians and patients. “As Democrats tout the American Medical Association’s endorsement of their health […]
AMA favors some of worst features of Senate bill
In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), AMA Executive Vice President Michael Maves, while withholding endorsement, expresses support for many features of the bill: Huge premium increases for some. The AMA supports […]
Action: “Doc Fix” not what the doctor ordered
Tell Congress “Vote NO on HR 3961” Doc Fix Bill NOT What the Doctor Ordered. Payoff to AMA for HR 3962 Endorsement? Survey shows MONEY is not primary concern of doctors, but government interference is.
Who Does the AMA Really Represent?
People are fond of believing that the American Medical Association (AMA) represents physicians. But if representation follows revenues, the AMA’s most important customer is probably the federal government. In1983, an agreement between the Health Care […]
