American Medical Association - Health System Reform Bulletin

Nov. 21, 2009 - Special Alert

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Senate votes to begin debate on health system reform bill

Nov. 21, 2009 - Special Alert

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Senate to hold procedural vote today to begin debate on health system reform bill

Nov. 19, 2009

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

House passes H.R. 3961—legislation to permanently repeal the SGR

Nov. 11, 2009

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

Support H.R. 3961, the "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009"

Nov.11, 2009

Support H.R. 3961, the "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act of 2009"

Nov. 7, 2009 - Special Alert

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

House passes health system reform legislation; House approves rule for considering SGR repeal bill

Nov. 5, 2009

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST

AMA supports House reform bills

Oct. 29, 2009

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT

House releases reform bills; AMA reviewing both

Oct. 22, 2009 - Special Alert

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Yesterday’s Senate Vote on S. 1776

Oct. 16, 2009 - Special Alert

Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Call (800) 833-6354 now to urge your senators to support S. 1776 to eliminate Medicare payment cuts

Oct. 15, 2009

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate to vote on SGR Monday

Oct. 13, 2009

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate Finance Committee approves draft reform proposal; House leadership maintains commitment to SGR repeal

Oct. 8, 2009

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Grassroots action needed to secure changes in Senate; CBO issues preliminary analysis of Senate Finance Committee proposal; House continues to prepare reform bill for floor debate

Oct. 3, 2009

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate Finance Committee nears completion of markup; AMA urges House for medical liability reform

Sept. 26, 2009

Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate Finance Committee markup begins; House Energy and Commerce Committee concludes markup

Sept. 21, 2009

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate Finance Committee to begin marking up legislation; Energy and Commerce Committee markup scheduled for Wednesday

Sept. 16, 2009

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate Finance Committee releases health system reform proposal; Dr. Rohack testifies at House hearing on "urgent need for health system reform"

Sept. 10, 2009

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Letter to president, Congress outlines critical elements of health reform

Sept. 9, 2009

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA reaction to President Obama's address on health system reform

Sept. 8, 2009

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Congress and White House set "reset" button on health system reform

Aug. 31, 2009

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 CDT

HHS highlights health reform’s benefits for seniors and Medicare; Commercial lays out the facts about health system reform; AMA outreach efforts on health system reform continue; AMA answers patients’ questions about health system reform

Aug. 24, 2009

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate negotiations continue; Availability of health IT funds announced; New AMA resources available; Physician outreach efforts ongoing

Aug. 12, 2009

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA clarifies facts on recent examples highlighting amputation and tonsillectomies; AMA President to appear on Larry King Live tonight

July 30, 2009

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Energy and Commerce Committee resumes markup; House passes “pay-as-you-go” legislation; New report reveals economic effects of health reform on small businesses

July 21, 2009

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Health reform debate heats up; Two House committees report out health reform bills; House reform bill includes Medicare improvements; Senate HELP Committee approves reform bill

July 13, 2009

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CDT

House committees to unveil formal health system reform bill; Waxman puts legislative process in perspective; AMA leadership meets with HHS secretary; Hospitals agree to reimbursement cuts in health reform deal

July 6, 2009

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA scores victory on Medicare physician payments; Two important comparative effectiveness reports released; State-by-state reports specify need for reform; Detailed congressional reform proposals anticipated

June 29, 2009

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA president participates in White House town hall meeting; Congress continues consideration of reform proposals; Federation comments on “meaningful use” of electronic health records

June 15, 2009

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT

President Obama addresses AMA House of Delegates; Rep. Tom Price, MD, discusses health system reform at AMA Annual Meeting; President exempts Medicare physician payments from proposed PayGo rules

June 8, 2009

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA leadership discusses SGR with senators; Column focuses on effort to "bend the spending curve"; AMA trustees named to HIT subcommittees

June 1, 2009

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 CDT

White House holds health system reform meeting with physicians; AMA comments on Senate Finance Committee options papers; Patient Choice Act introduced in House and Senate

May 26, 2009

Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate Finance Committee releases third reform options paper; AMA and specialties issue joint Medicare payment reform principles; Moderate Republicans offer reform agenda

May 18, 2009

Mon, 18 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA pledge focuses on lower rate of growth in total health spending; Operating plan for Health IT provisions of stimulus law now available; Senate Finance Committee releases second health policy options paper

May 11, 2009

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA and other health groups pledge to reduce rate of growth in health spending; Obama issues fiscal year 2010 budget; AMA comments on Baucus-Grassley reform options

May 4, 2009

Mon, 04 May 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Senate Finance Committee releases policy option paper; Obama notes bipartisan concern about liability costs; AMA board chair participates in meeting of Blue Dog health reform task force

April 27, 2009

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CDT

Congressional budget reconciliation agreement expected; AMA, specialty societies outline health system reform goals; Senate committee kicks off roundtable discussions

April 20, 2009

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA president comments on health reform benefits for physicians; AMA advocates for antitrust reform with new FTC Chairman; MedPAC debates health system reform

April 13, 2009

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA outlines views on achieving president’s health reform goals; White House creates Office of Health Reform; AMA and specialty societies ask budget conferees to support SGR provision

April 6, 2009

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA's prescription for health reform; AMA leadership meets with White House health reform director; Congressional budget resolutions advance

March 30, 2009

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 CDT

AMA continues talks with Obama administration; Federal budget advances - House proposal would ease Medicare reform effort; Congressional hearings on health reform continue