Testimony & Correspondence
AMA letter to President Obama and Congress, January 26, 2010
Joint AMA/AARP letter to Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi urging repeal of the SGR, January 21, 2010
AMA letter to Majority Leader Reid and Speaker Pelosi re: HSR Reconciliation, January 15, 2010
AMA letter opposing the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), January 13, 2010
AMA letter of support for Senate reform bill HR 3590, December 21, 2009
Sign-on letter to Congress re: urgent permanent repeal of Medicare SGR formula, December 15, 2009
AMA letter to full Senate outlining provisions it supports and opposes in H.R. 3590, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," December 1, 2009
AMA letter supporting H.R. 3590, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act," November 21, 2009
AMA and AARP joint letter supporting H.R. 3961, the "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act," November 16, 2009
Sign-on letter to full House - H.R. 3961, the "Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act," November 13, 2009
Letter urging support for concurrent passage of H.R. 3962 and H.R. 3961, November 5, 2009
Letter to full Senate urging support of S. 1776, Stabenow bill to repeal the SGR, October 16, 2009
Letter to Rep. Tom Price, MD, on H.R. 3400 Empowering Patients First Act, October 5, 2009
Letter to Speaker Pelosi regarding meaningful Medical Liability Reform in HSR, October 2, 2009
Letter to Senators Baucus and Conrad supporting CER provisions in America's Healthy Future Act, September 23, 2009
Letter to Rep. Burgess supporting balance billing/private contracting amendment to H.R. 3200, September 22, 2009
Letter to Sen. Baucus re: Chairman's mark (America's Healthy Future Act of 2009), September 21, 2009
Sign-on letter to full Senate advocating elimination of the SGR, September 18, 2009
Medical Liability Reform sign-on letter to President Obama, September 16, 2009
Baucus health system reform proposal press release and summary, September 16, 2009
Chairman’s Mark of the Senate Finance Committee health system reform bill
AMA testimony to the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee on the need for health system reform, September 15, 2009
Sign on letter to Energy & Commerce urging Congress to include meaningful medical liability reform as a critical component of any health system reform legislation, July 16, 2009
Frequently Asked Questions on H.R. 3200
AMA Presidents Rohack, Wilson, and Nielsen's memo to state, county, and medical specialty societies on health reform legislation: H.R. 3200, July 16, 2009
Letter sent to Chairmen Waxman, Rangel, and Miller in support of the Tri-Committee's H.R. 3200, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009."
AMA comments on House Tri-Committee Draft Health Care Reform Proposal, June 19, 2009
AMA comments on the Senate HELP Committee's "Affordable Health Choices Act" draft health care reform proposal, July 10, 2009
Letter to Reps. Kirk and Dent regarding the Tuesday Group Proposal, the "Medical Rights and Reform Act," July 10, 2009
Comment letter on "Patients' Choice Act" legislation introduced by Senator Coburn and Rep. Ryan, July 9, 2009
Letter to Rep. Boehner in support of H.R. 3002, "Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized, and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009," June 26, 2009
Sign-on letter to the House and Senate regarding Comparative Effectiveness Research enterprise, June 25, 2009
Letter to Sen Jon Kyl in support of S. 1259, "Preserving Access to Targeted, Individualized and Effective New Treatments and Services (PATIENTS) Act of 2009," June 22, 2009
AMA Comments: Sen. Finance Cmt Reform Proposal, Part 3, May 20, 2009
Summary: Sen. Finance Cmt Reform Proposal, Part 3, May 18, 2009
AMA Comments: Sen. Finance Cmt Reform Proposal, Part 2, May 11, 2009
Summary: Sen. Finance Cmt Reform Proposal, Part 2, May 11, 2009
AMA Comments: Sen. Finance Cmt Reform Proposal, Part 1, April 2009
Summary: Sen. Finance Cmt Reform Proposal, Part 1, April 2009
AMA to President Obama: All Americans should have access to affordable, high quality health care services, May 11, 2009
Sign-on letter to the House and Senate Leadership and the Chairs and Ranking Members of the House and Senate Committees of Jurisdiction on Health System Reform outlining common goals and strategies for improving health care delivery, April 27, 2009
AMA Statement for the Record to House Ways and Means Committee regarding Health Reform in the 21st Century Insurance Market Reforms, April 22, 2009
Letter to Senator Kennedy, addressing and correcting errors relating to RUC in March 24 Senate HELP Hearing on Insurance Market Reform in HSR, April 22, 2009
Letter to Ronald Williams, AETNA, addressing and correcting errors relating to RUC in March 24 Senate HELP Hearing on Insurance Market Reform in HSR, April 21, 2009
Letter to President Obama in support of 8 principles for health system reform, April 13, 2009
Sign-on letter to Congressional Budget Resolution Conferees urging support of inclusion of a provision to facilitate replacement of the SGR, April 13, 2009
AMA Testimony to IOM on National Comparative Effectiveness Research Priorities, March 20, 2009
AMA Chair Heyman's testimony to House Small Business on permanent Medicare physician payment reform (rebasing), March 18, 2009
AMA statement for the record to Senate Finance re: Workforce Issues in Health Care Reform, March 12, 2009
Joint letter to President Obama and House and Senate Committees of jurisdiction on improving quality and delivery of care in health system reform, Feb. 24, 2009
Letter to House Small Business Chair Velasquez re: CHOICE Act of 2009, Feb. 6, 2009
Letter to Speaker Pelosi re: SCHIP Reauthorization, Feb. 4, 2009
