tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post2205825491947805584..comments2023-08-21T02:57:37.362-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: Conflicts GaloreDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-32883093288153153482010-08-29T07:52:32.805-05:002010-08-29T07:52:32.805-05:00Dr. Hoven-
According to the AMA's latest 990 ...Dr. Hoven-<br /><br />According to the AMA's latest 990 financial statement (2008) membership dues accounted from $44.8M in revenue, while royalties garnered $55M and sales of inventory garnered nearly $41M in revenue for the AMA.<br /><br />According to Dr. Wilson's <a href="http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/ama-president-blog.shtml?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&UIDDrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-8753681294302250772010-08-28T09:43:06.949-05:002010-08-28T09:43:06.949-05:00Dr. Wes – Thank you for your comments. Physicians...Dr. Wes – Thank you for your comments. Physicians should be able to practice in the model of their choice, and AMA is working to help physicians in small practices have the tools they need to not just survive, but thrive, in our health care system. I encourage physicians to sign up for our Physician Management e-mail alerts, which are designed mainly for physicians in the small practice settingAmerican Medical Associationhttp://www.ama-assn.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-44860463157588299152010-08-26T08:51:18.132-05:002010-08-26T08:51:18.132-05:00Anony-
Great point. There are scoundrels on both...Anony- <br /><br />Great point. There are scoundrels on both sides of the aisle.<br /><br />Dr. Hoven- <br /><br />Most of us have appreciated the efforts of the AMA to advocate for physician payment reform. For those of us outside the Beltway who have viewed the political sausage-making process that has resulted in the PPACA law, I recall that the AMA was an early ardent supporter of the bill DrWeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-41989607004424478392010-08-25T11:58:04.882-05:002010-08-25T11:58:04.882-05:00The AMA supports the goals of health reform, and w...The AMA supports the goals of health reform, and while this new law is an historic achievement more work remains, chiefly fixing the Medicare physician payment system that now projects steep cuts of about 30 percent. Far from being a mere “distraction” as the authors claim, fixing the broken Medicare physician payment system is essential to the success of health system reform so that physicians American Medical Associationnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-28171809307920804322010-08-25T11:28:30.436-05:002010-08-25T11:28:30.436-05:00Yes, hold their feet to the fire. And while you&#...Yes, hold their feet to the fire. And while you're at it, perhaps you'll spread the word that another character needs some calling out - the guy who just won the Florida Republican primary for governor. His company, Columbia/HCA, while under his leadership, was having some difficulty in managing Medicare guidelines that resulted in $1.7 BILLION in fines and settlements. I'd call Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-6193955737150609292010-08-24T22:31:04.429-05:002010-08-24T22:31:04.429-05:00The Annals article is largely a propaganda piece. ...The Annals article is largely a propaganda piece. It may have been appropriate for one of the ACP's newsletters, but not for what purports to be a premier scientific journal. I'll post on this tomorrow. Thanks for calling it out.Robert W Donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.com