SPOTLIGHT: New AMA president up against declining membership, pressure to alter group's stance on health reform

Cecil B. Wilson, MD, an internist and president of the staffs at both Winter Park Memorial Hospital and Florida Hospital, has got his work cut out for him as the newly inducted president of The American Medical Association. Entering office amid a health reform battle that continues to rage four months after the legislation passed, Wilson faces flagging membership as well as pressure to change the dwindling group's stance on the landmark legislation. Several influential delegations at the AMA annual policymaking meeting said they would like the group to to push for eliminating a 21 percent cut in Medicare payments, raise doctor pay from state Medicaid programs and advocate for sweeping liability reform. FiercePracticeManagement