The American Medical Association has issued a formal complaint to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, attacking the agency's Physician Voluntary Reporting Program. The AMA sent a letter of protest to CMS Administrator Mark McClellan this morning saying that it wants the agency to cancel the program and come to the bargaining table. The dispute is partly because the reporting system would require extra codes and system rework for participating physicians.

- see this article [1] from The Hill