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AMA pursues tort reform strategy: specialty-specific approach still an option.(News)
HONOLULU -- In the complicated calculus that governs membership in professional societies, winning--whether the win is in state houses or on Capitol Hill--is the only thing.
Medicare reform counts as a big win on the scoreboard for the American Medical Association because it directly affects the physician bottom line: a 1.5% increase in Medicare reimbursement, rather than a 4.5% cut.
But the biggest win--tort reform--remains far beyond the organization's reach.
In June 2002, when the AMA House of Delegates declared federal tort reform to be priority No. 1, the AMA had 260,455 dues-paying members.
Eighteen months later, AMA has roughly 250,000 members.
During the last calendar year, the number of members dropped approximately 3.8%, the board of trustees reported.
Tort reform, according to the AMA's own research, is likely to continue as a membership issue for years to come. For example, when the organization surveyed medical students in 45 states, it found that 86% of students think medical liability is a crisis or major problem.
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