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AMA eVoice®

Nov. 6, 2009

AMA supports House bills to help make reform a reality; Call your representatives in support of health reform bills; Enforcement date for "red flags" rule extended again

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Oct. 30, 2009

AMA reviewing House health reform bills; Wall Street Journal ad helps AMA continue push to make health reform a reality; AMA hails New York’s attorney general for launching project to replace tainted Ingenix database

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Oct. 23, 2009

AMA deeply disappointed by Senate’s block of S. 1776; Analysis reveals 22 new "patient access hot spots" nationwide; MA offers free H1N1 patient management tools

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Oct. 17, 2009

Contact your senators in support of S. 1776; TV ad kicks off AMA Medicare campaign; Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association data breach alert

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Oct. 9, 2009

Grassroots action needed to secure changes to Senate committee's health reform bill; Senate committee approves nomination of Regina Benjamin, MD, as surgeon general; American Medical News: Uninsured more than just numbers

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Oct. 2, 2009

AMA video answers physicians' health system reform questions; Annual Meeting to include bipartisan discussion about health reform; Show your patients the facts about health reform

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Sept. 25, 2009

AMA letter comments on Senate Finance Committee reform legislation; One month left: Review your Humana contract before Oct. 19; AMA applauds FDA for banning flavored cigarettes

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Sept. 18, 2009

Senate Finance Committee unveils health reform proposal; AMA president testifies at House hearing on "urgent need for health system reform"; CMS issues ICD-10 fact sheet

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Sept. 11, 2009

AMA reacts to president's address on health system reform; letter outlines critical elements of reform; President Obama announces medical liability initiative, responds to AMA call to address cost of defensive medicine

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Sept. 4, 2009

AMA outreach efforts on health system reform continue; Stay up-to-date about 2009 H1N1 flu with the AMA; Study finds three-fold heart attack increase in Hurricane Katrina survivors

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Aug. 28, 2009

AMA makes a health reform "house call" on Michigan; New blog features AMA president; True champion for America's patients remembered

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Aug. 21, 2009

Contact your senators about eliminating the SGR formula; Check out the AMA's new health system reform Web site; HHS issues rule requiring individuals be notified of breaches of their health information;

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Aug. 14, 2009

AMA clarifies facts on recent examples highlighting amputation and tonsillectomies; Column by AMA president highlights next steps in health system reform; In the news: AMA leaders discuss health system reform

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Aug. 7, 2009

Learn the facts about health system reform legislation; AMA holds forum on health reform; AMA president talks health system reform on ReachMD

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July 31, 2009

AMA shares vision for health system reform; House committee resumes markup of health reform bill; AMA leaders make media rounds to talk health system reform

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July 24, 2009

AMA president talks health system reform on NPR; Watch AMA president on CNBC's "Meeting of the Minds: The Future of Health Care"; New AMA National Health Insurer Report Card shows improvement, more work to do

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July 17, 2009

House health system reform bill draws AMA support; AMA comments on health system reform proposals; $131 million in BCBS settlement disbursements mailed to physicians

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July 10, 2009

AMA efforts help secure new laws regulating rental networks, mergers; Review your WellPoint/Anthem contract before July 15; Earn CME credit for using AMA Foundation’s health literacy toolkit, patient safety monograph

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July 3, 2009

AMA victory: Drugs out of Medicare physician payment formula; AMA president discusses health system reform on CNN; Federation comments on "meaningful use" of electronic health records

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June 26, 2009

AMA stands with president during signing of historic tobacco regulation bill; AMA president appears on ABC’s “Primetime”; Beware of scammers posing as Medicare carriers or contractors

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June 19, 2009

President Obama receives warm welcome from AMA; View highlights from the Annual Meeting; AMA adopts new policies at Annual Meeting.

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June 11, 2009

Obama to address AMA House of Delegates; AMA Annual Meeting begins; AMA leaders discuss Medicare physician payment with senators

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June 4, 2009

AMA outlines initiatives to White House to help slow increases in health spending; Online resource can help you hold health insurers accountable; AMA journal study analyzes new method to evaluate disaster readiness of U.S. cities

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May 28, 2009

AMA, specialties issue joint Medicare payment reform principles; Letter to HHS comments on technology to prevent privacy breaches; Use WellPoint/Anthem settlement agreement provisions to protect your practice

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May 21, 2009

AMA pledge focuses on lower rate of growth in total health spending; Operating plan for health information technology provisions of stimulus law now available; Know your rights: health insurer settlement coding provisions

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May 14, 2009

AMA and other health groups pledge to reduce rate of growth in health spending; Register today for free stimulus webinar series; AMA announces collaboration with physician blogger KevinMD.com

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May 7, 2009

AMA presses private payer reform agenda in states; Are you interested in electronic prescribing?; AMA to host regional disaster preparedness workshop

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May 1, 2009

"Red flags" rule compliance date pushed to Aug. 1; AMA Web site provides latest info on swine flu; Disaster preparedness journal responds to outbreak

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April 23, 2009

New resource can help with Medicare enrollment process; AMA breaks 1,000 followers mark on Twitter; Physician leadership needed to help reduce registered-nurse shortage

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April 16, 2009

AMA outlines views on achieving Obama administration’s health reform goals; Proposed scope-of-practice expansion defeated in Florida Legislature; Three months left to review your WellPoint/Anthem contract

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April 10, 2009

AMA supports action by U.S. House to better regulate tobacco products; Stay up to date on health system reform news; Studies show how hospitals can make beds available for disaster victims

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April 3, 2009

Health reform dialogue group reaches consensus; New AMA resource a one-stop shop for ePrescribing information; AMA hosts specialty "speed dating" for medical students

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March 26, 2009

AMA announces physician class action against WellPoint; Time publishes AMA's letter to the editor about the underinsured; AMA to Senate: Make health insurer payments more transparent

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March 20, 2009

AMA calls on Congress to act on permanent Medicare physician payment reform; Lawmaker joins forces with AMA on balance billing legislation; Applications for $1.5 billion in recovery law funds now available

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March 12, 2009

AMA supports president's decision on stem cell research funding; AMA continues to advocate against "red flags" rule; Eight honored by AMA for outstanding government service

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March 5, 2009

Physicians hail Arkansas court victory against Baptist Health; AMA participates in White House summit on health care; Doctors heading to Capitol Hill

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Feb. 26, 2009

AMA offers health system reform briefing papers, details on stimulus law; President Obama's commitment to health system reform draws applause from AMA; AMA resource covers medical home recognition

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Feb. 19, 2009

Cigna agrees to drop Ingenix database; Medical students benefit from AMA efforts to fight insurer scheme; American Medical News expands online content for physicians

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Feb. 13, 2009

AMA announces physician class-actions against Aetna and CIGNA; Blue Cross Blue Shield coding provisions now in effect; Apply by Feb. 15 for Joan F. Giambalvo Memorial Scholarship

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Feb. 5, 2009

Physicians, AMA triumph in privacy court case; AMA cheers new law providing health insurance coverage for more children; Health care a considerable part of House's economic stimulus package

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Jan. 30, 2009

AMA effort vital in blocking health insurers' merger plan; Study: Large health insurers dominate markets in many parts of United States; United Healthcare extends physician appeal deadline

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Jan. 23, 2009

Coming next week: A new AMA Web site that has more for you; Implementation of ICD-10 and HIPAA 5010 regulations delayed; Study shows liability concerns may harm public health emergency response

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Jan. 15, 2009

AMA claims victory with record-breaking settlement in case against insurer; Patients and physicians prevail over health insurers; House votes for kids' health care

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Jan. 8, 2008

New television ad promotes health care reform as top domestic priority; AMA physician leader shares optimistic outlook on health information technology; With influenza season at its peak, immunize your patients through next month

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