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AMA happy about nothing.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
Once again, the American Medical Association has shown its impotence by failing to help those of us in the trenches of real-world medicine ("AMA Pursues Tort Reform Strategy," Jan. 1, 2004, p. 1).
That the AMA negotiators are "happy with what they achieved" perfectly demonstrates why I am not a member of the AMA, as they achieved exactly nothing. AMA President Donald J. Palmisano seems to be focused more upon philo-sophical unity rather than on those specialties in which good doctors are closing up shop because of soaring malpractice costs. Those paying peanuts in ...
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Whether or not tort reform is an important legislative issue depends on the state in which you practice ("AMA Pursues Tort Reform Strategy," Jan. 1, 2004, p. 1). Some states do not have a problem since they have low premiums and good access...
- ACOG liability reform.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
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...its position regarding an incremental strategy for medical liability reform was not fully represented in the article "AMA Pursues Tort Reform Strategy" (Jan. 1, 2004, p. 1). After the Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH...
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