Health System Reform Update
Health System Reform
This year demands that our voices be heard so that we may impact the change going on around us. We recognize the need for health care reform; we know there is heated debate on how this should be accomplished.
The AMA Alliance is your portal to a voice on this issue. We will gather your feedback and share your views with the AMA as it works to meet the challenge of health system reform.
Share your opinion:
The Alliance has made a commitment to collect opinions on health system reform from Alliance members and share them with the AMA. There are several ways to weigh in:
- President's Blog - accessible on the Alliance home page at http://www.amaalliance.org/ in the lower left-hand side of the screen
- Alliance Facebook page for members at http://www.facebook.com/ and called AMA Alliance
- AMA Alliance thread on the Student Doctor Network at http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=8468510#post8468510
- Just email your thoughts to healthcarereformfeedback@ama-assn.org
What are your thoughts? What would you like to see in health care reform?
We want to hear from you and will gather and share your views, so, no matter which communication vehicle you choose to let us know what you think.
We're waiting to hear from you.
AMA's site for everything HSR- http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/advocacy/health-system-reform.shtmlTake Action:
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.
Check out where things stand:
- 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... - House Energy and Commerce Committee concludes health system reform mark up - August 3, 2009
- HSR Breaking News — From AMA — July 29, 2009
- H.R. 3200 FAQs from AMA -- July 20, 2009
