While Congress is in the process of further complicating the practice of medicine, the state of New Jersey has decided to blame the docs in ...
Read More »Mammogram Task Force "Poor" Communicators; Two Opinions of Guidelines
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) Wednesday appeared before Congress to acknowledge that their mammogram recommendations were poorly communicated. “The task force communication was ...
Read More »Senate Bill: Tax on Cosmetic Prodedures, Docs May Be Responsible for Payment
The Senate yesterday unveiled its version of a complicated and sweeping overhaul of the health care system in the U.S. The bill is a mammouth ...
Read More »To Women Under 50: Stop Annual Mammograms
In an update to its 2002 recommendations, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) now recommends against routine breast cancer screening for women under the age ...
Read More »AMA Hails House Passage of Health Reform Bill; Calls for Swift Passage of Bill to Secure Medicare
By J. James Rohack, M.D. President, American Medical Association The AMA hails the passage of the House health reform bill, which will help improve the ...
Read More »Family Physicians Commend House for Passage of Affordable Health Care for America Act
By Lori Heim, MD President, American Academy of Family Physicians The House passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act (H.R. 3962) is an important ...
Read More »AMA Supports House Bills To Make Health Reform a Reality
H.R. 3962 and H.R. 3961 would go a long way toward making the health system better for patients and physicians The American Medical Association (AMA) ...
Read More »AAFP Gives Support to Pelosi and Bills in Congress
Following is a letter sent this morning by American Academy of Family Physicians Board Chair Ted Epperly, MD, to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Dear Speaker ...
Read More »Final Medicare Payment Rule Confirms Deep Cuts to Docs
AMA Calls on Congress to Permanently Fix Medicare Physician Payment Formula By J. James Rohack, M.D. President, American Medical Association Medicare’s final 2010 payment rule ...
Read More »AMAfluhelp.org — The Nation's First Web-Based Flu Health Assessment Tool for Patients and Docs
Free Flu Web site Allows Patients to Assess Symptoms Quickly, Interact with Their Physician, and Receive Advice on When to Return to Work or School ...
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