How I've missed the AMA....

(Blog Post) The AMA has a long and inglorious history of pig-headedly opposing health reform and universal coverage. But it has now come around and believes in insurance for all. Except of course that it doesn’t want it if that insurance comes from an extension of a public plan—after all physicians have suffered so much since the introduction of Medicare (well other than their real incomes have gone through the roof). Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Jun 11, 2009 - 5:38 AM PDT
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Unfortunately the AMA, which to be clear only represents about a third of American doctors and in general over-represents specialists and those in ... More »

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