Getting a second opinion on healthcare reform: There are voices besides the AMA

Los Angeles Times by Rahul Rajkumar, Harold Pollack | Jun. 30, 2009 (Opinion)

When President Obama visited Chicago recently to discuss healthcare reform with the American Medical Assn., his reception was polite but not entirely friendly. After weeks of behind-the-scenes courting by the White House, the AMA had just come out against a public health insurance plan -- something the administration hopes will be included in healthcare reform.

It's easy to understand why elected officials court the AMA. For decades, the powerful ... Full Story »

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 by Randy Morrow - Jul. 1, 2009

They see their profession facing increasing public skepticism, fueled by accounts of wasteful practice patterns and by their profession's frequent and frank stance as a special-interest group.

They see their profession facing increasing public skepticism, fueled by accounts of wasteful practice patterns and by their profession’s frequent and frank stance as a special-interest group.

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