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Andis Robeznieks Physician News Blog
Blog: What’s driving increases in physicians association membership?
By Andis Robeznieks | March 01, 2013
Membership in many physician associations had been flat or declining in recent years, but now appears to be on the upswing. This could be the result of better times, better marketing or the fear generated by the regularly repeated threats of precipitous Medicare pay cuts.
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AMA joins brief opposing 'pay-for-delay' deals
By Modern Healthcare | January 31, 2013
The American Medical Association joined healthcare and consumer groups calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to limit the ability of drugmakers to enter agreements that keep generic competition off the market.
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AMA wants docs trained for teams, safety
By Andis Robeznieks | January 21, 2013
In a major effort to revamp the nation's medical education system, the American Medical Association will award $10 million in competitive grants to medical schools that develop innovative curricula on subjects like team-based care and patient safety.
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Failure to replace SGR vexes doc groups
By Andis Robeznieks | January 03, 2013
After the passage of another legislative "patch" postponing another scheduled decrease in Medicare pay for doctors, physician associations breathed a short sigh of relief and then called on Congress to repeal and replace the sustainable growth-rate Medicare reimbursement formula.
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Doctors warned on 'divided loyalty'
By New York Times | December 27, 2012
With hospitals buying up medical practices and seeking to make the most of their investment, the AMA reached out to doctors this week to remind them that patient welfare must always come first.
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Late News: 'Fiscal-cliff' train wreck? | Days before Christmas, negotiations stalled
By Jessica Zigmond | December 22, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
With no resolution in sight as of Dec. 21, the nation's doctors continued to wait for a reprieve as Congress had yet to address a looming 26.5% Medicare physician payment cut scheduled to kick in Jan. 1.
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Doc groups renew calls for gun control, mental-health support after Newtown shootings
By Andis Robeznieks | December 19, 2012
In the aftermath of the shootings in Newtown, Conn., a group representing emergency physicians renewed its call for a ban on assault weapons, while a leader of another doctors organization questioned whether the healthcare industry is doing enough to help curb violence.
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News
CMS notice spurs AMA to stress doc-pay fix
By Jessica Zigmond | December 19, 2012 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
The American Medical Association on Wednesday called on Congress to act immediately to avert a looming 27% Medicare payment cut to physicians after a notice from the CMS indicated there will be no delay in the processing of claims payments under the Medicare physician fee schedule.
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Price hikes likely | Regs don't keep devicemakers from passing on costs
By Jaimy Lee | December 08, 2012 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
Hospitals will likely pay higher prices for some medical devices as manufacturers seek to pass through the cost of an impending excise tax to providers.
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Neb. physician shortage worse than previously reported
By KLKN-TV (Lincoln, Neb.) | December 05, 2012
A University of Nebraska Medical Center study found that 11 of 93 counties in Nebraska don't have a primary-care physician, and the number of primary-care doctors in the state is lower than the American Medical Association previously reported.
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