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COPYRIGHT 2002 International Medical News Group
SAN FRANCISCO -- Leaders of the American Medical Association urged the House of Delegates at its interim meeting to set aside differences and unite on Medicare reform and other legislative issues important to physicians.
"When medicine is split, Congress is reluctant to act," AMA President Richard Corlin said in his opening address.
Speaking in front of an enormous American flag, Dr. Corlin faced a delegation whose mood was post-Sept. 11 malaise, exacerbated by internal woes over the lawsuit of former executive vice president Dr. E. Ratcliffe Anderson Jr., and the group's continued struggles on Capitol Hill.
Spirits lifted considerably on Dec. 4 when Dr. Corlin announced the House of Representative's unanimous...
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