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CIGNA settlement. (AMA Briefs).
The AMA has taken no official position regarding the class action lawsuit Kaiser v. CIGNA et al, or the proposed settlement. In response to widespread confusion on the issue, the delegates agreed to "state [the AMA's position] unequivocally" The AMA previously issued a press statement in support of the efforts of Dr. Timothy N. Kaiser, an Alton, Ill., otolaryngologist who is seeking ...
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