Health System Reform

The AMA Alliance is your portal to information and expression on the ramifications of health system reform measures in place and pending. 

Visit the Legislative Action Center to contact your senators regarding any aspect of health system reform and to urge elimination of the Medicare SGR formula. 

Share your opinion:

What are your views? What would you like to see in health care reform? Contact us at  amaa@ama-assn.org.

Where things stand today:

AMA comments on Senate health reform legislation -- December 4, 2009

U.S. Senate has voted to begin debate on health system reform and formally consider H.R. 3590 -- November 29, 2009

U.S. House Votes to Repeal Medicare Physician Payment Formula -- November 29, 2009

House passes health system reform legislation -- November 10, 2009

House approves rule for considering SGR repeal bill -- November 10, 2009

AMA supports House reform bills -- November 5, 2009

House releases reform bills; AMA reviewing both -- October 29, 2009

AMA deeply disappointed by Senate's block of S. 1776 -- October 27, 2009

Read the AMA's HSR Bulletin Special Alert - Yesterday's Senate Vote on S. 1776 -- October 23, 2009 

Read the AMA's reaction to President Obama's September 8, 2009 address on health system reform at http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/health-system-reform/bulletin/09sept2009.shtml -- September 11, 2009. 

Side by side comparison of health care reform proposals in Congress from the Kaiser Family Foundation at http://www.kff.org/healthreform/sidebyside.cfm -- August 14, 2009

Learn the facts about health system reform legislation -- August 11, 2009
With Congress in recess throughout this month, now is the time to find out what's true and what's not regarding H.R. 3200, "America's Affordable Health Choices Act."  Click here to read more...

Want to Hear about Health system reform plans from the Chief? -- August 11, 2009
The White House says it is countering false claims with a "reality check" page...  Click here to read more...

AMA holds forum on health reform -- August 11, 2009
Physicians from New York and Pennsylvania had their questions about health system reform legislation answered by AMA leaders Aug. 6 during a tele-town hall Physicians' Forum held by the AMA.  Click here to read more...