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Letters to the Editor...to the bill. Like most political issues, one must simply follow the money. AARP was bought off so it can sell more insurance. The American Medical Association was bought off by the promise not to drop the standard fees for doctors. Now... In this article: AARP, Hawaii, Medicare, Cervical cancer, Breast cancer, Medicaid, Cancer, American Medical Association, and Freedom of Information Act |
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Indy Star | 2 days ago
A phony fix for health care
...keeps pretending it's going to make spending cuts that everyone knows will never be made. That's fundamentally dishonest. The American Medical Association wants to settle the whole matter for good. Leaders of the group recently cut a...
In this article: Medicare, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Tax, and Congressional Budget Office
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AP Online | 3 days ago
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Stream of WH health care visits
...top lobbyist, John Castellani, and Antonio Perez, the CEO of Eastman Kodak Company. White House officials met repeatedly with the American Medical Association, which has pushed hard - over the objections of some physicians - for the...
In this article: White House, Barack Obama, Rahm Emanuel, Washington, Ezekiel Emanuel, Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Merck & Co., and Nancy-Ann DeParle
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Medical News Today | 3 days ago
Lobbyists - Including Some Surprise Players - Keep The Heat On Health Legislation
...for a health-care overhaul after the U.S. Senate cleared the way for a floor debate that is likely to extend to Christmas or beyond." The American Medical Association and the AARP are launching a new ad campaign on how reform would...
In this article: Nebraska, Maine, Arkansas, Business groups, Medicare, National Farmers Union, and U.S. Senate
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The State | 4 days ago
AP IMPACT: A stream of WH health care visits
From left: Cedars-Sinai Health System President Thomas Priselac; Merck CEO Richard Clark; Kaiser Permanente CEO George Halvorson; Obama; American Medical Association President J. James Rohack; SEIU Healthcare chair Dennis Rivera; and...
In this article: Barack Obama, White House, Rahm Emanuel, Washington, Merck & Co., Ezekiel Emanuel, and Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
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Doctor's help sought in failed Ohio execution try
...Facility in Lucasville. Gov. Ted Strickland postponed it after several hours because a useable vein could not be found. The American Medical Association prohibits its members from participating in executions, including anything that...
In this article: Ohio, West Virginia, and Ted Strickland
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
White House, AARP Seek to Capitalize on Senate Health-Care Vote (Bloomberg)
...released a report yesterday showing how states would benefit from the legislation to expand medical insurance coverage. The American Medical Association and AARP, which have endorsed the bill, announced a national television...
In this article: AARP, Harry Reid, Medicare, Republican National Committee, Joe Lieberman, Barack Obama, and Tax
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House moves to protect doctors from Medicare cuts
...Republicans denounced as a political payoff. The measure, approved on a near party-line vote of 243 to 183, is a top priority for the American Medical Association. The GOP contended that Democrats supported the bill to thank the doctors...
In this article: Medicare, Pete Stark, GOP, California, and Texas
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The American Medical Association (AMA), founded in 1847 and incorporated 1897, is the largest association of physicians and medical students in the United States. The AMA's mission claims to promote the art and science of medicine for the betterment of the public health, to advance the interests of physicians and their patients, to promote public health, to lobby for legislation favorable to physicians and patients, and to raise money for medical education. The Association also publishes the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which has the largest circulation of any weekly medical journal in the world. The AMA also publishes a list of Physician Specialty Codes which are a standard method in the U.S. for identifying physician and practice specialties. Ronald M. Davis MD finished his term as President on June 17, 2008 at which time Nancy H Nielsen MD, PhD was sworn in as the Association's 163rd President.
- Name:
- American Medical Association
- Type:
- professional association
- Headquarters:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Location:
- United States
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1847
- Head:
- Nancy H. Nielsen, M.D.
- Key People:
- President-elect J.James Rohack, M.D., Chair Joseph M. Heyman, M.D.
- Members:
- 245000
- Motto:
- Helping Doctors Help Patients
- Language:
- English
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