DJP Update 1-18-2011 My opinion: AMA’s recent comment will not increase AMA membership! See below.
DJP Comment: PPACA will not increase access, will not decrease cost, will not enhance quality. PPACA is a disaster and needs to be repealed as soon as possible. Then advocate for AMA specific policy for health system reform. Think liberty. Think individual. Think less government control. Think trusted patient-physician relationship. How long must we tolerate this? Get involved. Write and call Congress. Do it with civility and the facts. Time is of the essence. If those in Congress fail to listen, vote them out of office. Apathy is not an option. As for AMA, the delegates will have to decide in June if the House of Delegates will give an unequivocal mandate to the Board of Trustees about how to really do health system reform. Just wait until we see all of the regulations for PPACA.
And where is the right to privately contract, the right to balance-bill? That is strong AMA policy. Time to advocate it.
AMA president states:
“The AMA does not support initiatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Expanding health coverage, insurance market reforms, administrative simplifications and initiatives to promote wellness and prevention are key parts of the new law that reflect AMA priorities.”
http://www.modernphysician.com/article/20110107/MODERNPHYSICIAN/301079983
Modern Healthcare Article:
Doc-fix amendment part of repeal move
Posted: January 7, 2011 – 2:15 pm ET
When the U.S. House of Representatives votes on whether to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act next week, it will also vote on a resolution to replace the landmark 2010 law—which includes an amendment to permanently fix the Medicare physician payment formula.
| House Rules Committee Chairman David Dreier (R-Calif.) this week introduced a resolution that directs the House Ways and Means Committee as well as the Energy and Commerce, Education and the Workforce and Judiciary committees to begin the work of drafting replacement provisions that would foster economic growth and job creation; lower healthcare premiums through greater competition and choice; expand incentives to encourage personal responsibility for healthcare costs; and eliminate duplicative government programs and wasteful spending. Included in Dreier’s resolution was an amendment from Rep. Jim Matheson (D-Utah) that instructs the committees to find a permanent fix to the sustainable growth-rate formula. That could mean good news for physicians, except for the fact that it’s attached to a bill they do not support. |
“The AMA appreciates Rep. Matheson’s ongoing commitment to addressing this issue, and we will continue working with members of Congress on both sides of the aisle for a long-term solution to this problem,” Cecil Wilson, president of the American Medical Association, said in a written statement Friday. “The AMA does not support initiatives to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Expanding health coverage, insurance market reforms, administrative simplifications and initiatives to promote wellness and prevention are key parts of the new law that reflect AMA priorities.”
House debate to consider rules on the repeal bill and replacement resolution continued Friday, and the House is scheduled to vote on the measures on Wed., Jan. 12.
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Also see: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/14/2015404/experts-reform-good-for-economy.html#ixzz1B1I29a9Q
Excerpt from article:
Cecil B. Wilson, a Florida physician and president of the American Medical Association, said his group continues supporting the Affordable Care Act, urging “improvements where improvements are needed,” such as changes in malpractice laws and larger payments from Medicare. The AMA is urging the nation’s doctors to get involved in forming regulations that will provide details of the reforms.
Read more: http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/01/14/2015404/experts-reform-good-for-economy.html#ixzz1BRWsAC68
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