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AMA meeting: AMA reaffirms stance in health system reform debate
The Association keeps its options open on public plan issue amid calls from some delegates to take a stand.

AMA meeting: Don't shortchange specialists to fund care model
The AMA will ask CMS to help practices become patient-centered medical homes and to support models that allow non-primary care doctors to qualify.

Reform bills give some lawmakers sticker shock
The Finance Committee delays hearings on national health system reform legislation, while House leaders unveil a Medicare pay formula replacement.

First draft of EHR "meaningful use" definition unveiled
But the national health IT chief asks for revised recommendations, which will help determine who gets stimulus dollars.

Biologics don't need long market exclusivity, FTC says
But a generic biologics pathway bill that would grant at least 12 years of protection continues to attract co-sponsors.

Access-to-care problems are resurfacing in Mass.
Major reforms in 2006 shrank the uninsured population, but some initial gains in reducing care barriers and boosting affordability have eroded, according to a survey.

Lawsuits test boundary rights of medical patents
The cases come at a time of renewed interest by the U.S. Supreme Court in patent law and could have ramifications for medical research.

AMA meeting: Doctors get to see how ethics bar is set
An AMA-sponsored fellowship adds to its online curriculum the study of how ethics policy is made at the Annual Meeting.

Some licensing questions at odds with the ADA
Authors of a recent study would like inquiries on state medical board applications reworded to focus on a physician's ability to practice.

AMA meeting: Doctors object to penalties for avoiding EHRs
Delegates call for eliminating Medicare penalties for failing to show "meaningful use" of electronic records by 2015. But some fear incentives could also go.

AMA meeting: More to do on tobacco control
The Association seeks a ban on smoking on the campuses of federal buildings and wants to study the role of electronic cigarettes in smoking cessation.

AMA meeting: U.S. needs national HIV/AIDS strategy
Countries receiving U.S. funding for AIDS relief are required to have a strategic plan -- but America has no plan.

AMA meeting: Vitamin D checks urged
Studies associate low levels with increased risk of disease, but more extensive research is needed before testing and supplementation become routine.

AMA meeting: Comprehensive sex ed said to have most impact
A report says abstinence should be one part -- but not the only one -- of teaching kids about sexual activity.

AMA meeting: AMA looks for ways to trim rising student debt
The Association will work to increase medical school funding, reduce tuition costs and ease students' loan repayment obligations.

AMA meeting: Physician supervision of nurses sought in all practice agreements
AMA delegates also debated the National Board of Medical Examiners' role in a new doctor of nursing practice certification exam.

AMA meeting: Delegates renew efforts for antitrust relief
The AMA house says changes are needed to help physicians collaborate on quality and cost-improvement initiatives that will be key to health system reform.

AMA meeting: AMA urges Web system for prior authorizations
Delegates agree that online systems would help practices meet insurer requirements.

AMA meeting: AMA exhorts doctors to offer charity care, help the uninsured
Physicians also should become involved in the political process and help cut financial obstacles to care, says new ethics policy.

AMA meeting: Delegates see boosting quality of care as duty
A new AMA ethics policy lays out steps physicians should take to make sure patients get the correct treatments.

Twitter: What's the use?
Early physician adopters say the social media site can help you promote your practice and communicate with colleagues.

Minn. health plan consortium develops online claims portal
A Web-based service will help physicians comply with a July 15 deadline to submit claims electronically.

Final health plan reaches settlement over Ingenix database
Health Net agrees to use, and help pay for, a new database.

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