December 1998 Interim Meeting

Listed below are direct links to the Council on Medical Service (CMS) reports from the December 1998 Interim Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates. The recommendations in these reports reflect the final actions of the House of Delegates and are official AMA policy.

Health Plan Coverage for Over-the-Counter Drugs (Word, 50KB)
CMS Report 1, I-98

Expense of Medical and Biohazardous Waste Removal (Word, 41KB)
CMS Report 2, I-98

Health Insurance for Domestic Partners (Word, 57KB)
CMS Report 3, I-98

A Physician's Right to Privacy (Word, 38KB)
CMS Report 4, I-98

Third Party Tie-In Agreements (Word, 42KB)
CMS Report 5, I-98

Hospital Billings on Behalf of Physicians (Word, 45KB)
CMS Report 6, I-98

Electronic Data Interchange Status Report (Word, 68KB)
CMS Report 7, I-98

Delay in Payments Due to Disputes in Coordination of Benefits (Word, 70KB)
CMS Report 8, I-98

Physician Risk for Long-Term Care Placement Decisions (Word, 66KB)
CMS Report 9, I-98

Ratio of Physicians to Physician Extenders (Word, 51KB)
CMS Report 10, I-98

Outpatient Pharmaceutical Coverage for Medicare Beneficiaries (Word, 38KB)
CMS Report 11, I-98

Tax-Exempt Status of Health Care Organizations (Word, 47KB)
CMS Report 12, I-98

Definitions of "Screening" and "Medical Necessity" (Word, 50KB)
CMS Report 13, I-98

The Impact of Rapidly Developing Biotechnology on the Delivery of Medical Care (Word, 63KB)
CMS Report 14, I-98

Defining the Uninsured and Underinsured (Word, 53KB)
CMS Report 15, I-98

PRO Sixth Scope of Work (Word, 61KB)
CMS Report 16, I-98