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SPOTLIGHT: Could health reform move strip health plans of federal antitrust protection?
The American Medical Association, for one, has been complaining loudly about the concentration of health plan power in major U.S. markets for some time now, but despite its lobbying power doesn't... Read more...
AMA's support for health reform may be in doubt
All along, the AMA's support for health reform has been a bit of a touch-and-go thing, with leaders hoping to work out some sort of compromise between the different factions within its 250,000 member... Read more...
Reform: See where different healthcare industry groups stand
Now that the Senate Finance Committee's healthcare reform bill is moving ahead, it's a good time to see where different industry groups stand. Here's what key organizations stand to lose or gain: *... Read more...
Federal bill would drop antitrust exemption for health, malpractice insurers
A new bill has been introduced in the Senate that would repeal the antitrust exemption health and medical insurers currently enjoy. The bill, which is backed by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), would... Read more...
Study: 'Watchful waiting' improves prostate cancer outcomes
A new study suggests that "watchful waiting"--a more conservative approach to managing localized prostate cancer--may be a more effective approach than surgery or radiation. A new study looked at... Read more...
Obama doesn't favor mandatory medical mistake reporting
More or less in keeping with rules that already exist on the state level, President Obama favors a national reporting system for hospital-acquired infections, but doesn't want to see all medical... Read more...
Medical associations promote vaccines using funds from vaccine's maker
It appears that at least three medical associations promoted a vaccine that protects against a sexually transmitted virus using funds provided by the vaccine's maker, according an article appearing... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: AMA conflict of interest policy still in the works, a year later
Some might say a year of debate is long enough, even for Congress. But at the American Medical Association, they're taking their time over a new ethics policy designed to limit pharmaceutical company... Read more...
The discussion continues: Are physician salaries key to health reform?
For decades, the American Medical Association has violently opposed any system other than fee-for-service medicine, but virtually any health reform that works is likely to require changes to... Read more...
Coming into the home stretch, pharma spends big on lobbying
With health reform set for one of the biggest remakes in U.S. history, it's little wonder that health players are spending big bucks on lobbying Capitol Hill. But of all the moneyed healthcare... Read more...
