Newsletters and Journals
Senate negotiations continue; Availability of health IT funds announced; New AMA resources available; Physician outreach efforts ongoing
AMA clarifies facts on recent examples highlighting amputation and tonsillectomies; AMA President to appear on Larry King Live tonight
Energy and Commerce Committee resumes markup; House passes “pay-as-you-go” legislation; New report reveals economic effects of health reform on small businesses
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
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
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
AMA president participates in White House town hall meeting; Congress continues consideration of reform proposals; Federation comments on “meaningful use” of electronic health records
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
AMA leadership discusses SGR with senators; Column focuses on effort to "bend the spending curve"; AMA trustees named to HIT subcommittees
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
Senate Finance Committee releases third reform options paper; AMA and specialties issue joint Medicare payment reform principles; Moderate Republicans offer reform agenda
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
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
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
Congressional budget reconciliation agreement expected; AMA, specialty societies outline health system reform goals; Senate committee kicks off roundtable discussions
AMA president comments on health reform benefits for physicians; AMA advocates for antitrust reform with new FTC Chairman; MedPAC debates health system reform
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
AMA's prescription for health reform; AMA leadership meets with White House health reform director; Congressional budget resolutions advance
AMA continues talks with Obama administration; Federal budget advances - House proposal would ease Medicare reform effort; Congressional hearings on health reform continue
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