The Council on Medical Service studies and evaluates the social and economic aspects of health care; and, on behalf of the public and the profession, recommends relevant policy changes to improve health care delivery in a changing socioeconomic environment.
Consumer-driven health care
Consumer-driven health care
To advance policies that emphasize patient choice and control of their health care and their health insurance.
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To advocate policies on emerging delivery systems that protect and foster the patient/physician relationship.
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Drug coverage & spending
Drug coverage & spending
To address high and escalating prescription drug prices and costs.
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Telemedicine/telehealth
Telemedicine/telehealth
To advance policies that incorporate and integrate telemedicine and digital health into physician practices.
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Employee benefits
Employee benefits
To address employee benefits unrelated to health insurance benefits.
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Health care costs & value
Health care costs & value
To advance policies to address health care costs and promote value in health care spending.
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Health care coverage & choice
Health care coverage & choice
To establish and refine the AMA proposal for covering the uninsured and expanding health insurance coverage and choice.
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Health insurance
Health insurance
To establish policy that addresses and responds to health insurer actions interfering with the patient/physician relationship and impacting the practice of medicine.
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Hospitals & hospital based services
Hospitals & hospital based services
To address hospital actions impacting patients and physicians, including consolidation, the site-of-service differential, and sole community hospitals.
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Medicare & Medicaid
Medicare & Medicaid
To anticipate and respond to Medicare and Medicaid program changes impacting patients and physicians.
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Physician-led team-based care
Physician-led team-based care
To provide policy options for physician-led team-based care on the topics of payment and insurance coverage, as wells as delivery, supervision, and coordination of care.
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To contribute to the policy options for reforming physician payment.
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