By Lori Heim, MD, President American Academy of Family Physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians and its more than 94,600 members are extremely disappointed that ...
Read More »AMA Releases 22 New “Patient Access Hot Spots” Nationwide – Medicare Cuts To Physicians Will Make Problem Worse
Permanent Repeal of Medicare Physician Payment Formula Essential WASHINGTON – Highlighting the impact of looming Medicare cuts on seniors’ access and choice of physician, the ...
Read More »Medical School Enrollment Continues to Rise to Meet Physician Need
Washington, D.C., October 20, 2009—Enrollment in both new and existing U.S. medical schools continues to expand to meet the nation’s need for more doctors, according ...
Read More »The Medical School of Temple University/St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network is announced
BETHLEHEM, PA – St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network and Temple University School of Medicine are taking immediate steps to address the looming physician shortage-steps ...
Read More »Family Physicians Agree With President That ‘Now is the Time to Deliver” on Health Care Reform
By Ted Epperly, MD President American Academy of Family Physicians The American Academy of Family Physicians commends President Barack Obama for urging action this year ...
Read More »AMA REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA’S ADDRESS ON HEALTH-SYSTEM REFORM
By J. James Rohack, M.D. President, American Medical Association It is clear that the status quo is unacceptable. The AMA will continue to work for ...
Read More »How the Healthcare Reform Bill May Affect the Docs
By Alan Lyndon President Obama’s efforts for massive healthcare reform endured a predictable setback in July. With so many moving parts, Obama’s chances of fast-tracking ...
Read More »AMA SUPPORTS H.R. 3200, “America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009”
House Bill Expands Access to High Quality, Affordable Health Care for Americans WASHINGTON– Today, the American Medical Association sent a letter to House leaders supporting ...
Read More »White House: Preparing for H1N1 and Upcoming Flu Season
As the President’s advisor on Homeland Security, I am passing along the following message from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Janet Napolitano, ...
Read More »Policies and Guidelines from the AMA Convention
The nation’s physicians concluded their second day of voting at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) annual policy-making meeting in Chicago. The unifying physician consensus developed ...
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