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American Medical Association stories: 37 news summaries

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 AMA Mellows on 
 Medical Marijuana 

Doctors group nudges Feds toward reclassification, research

Nov 11, 09 9:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The American Medical Association has finally softened on marijuana, urging the government to give it a new classification that would open the door to serious research on its medical merits. Now a Schedule I drug, with no accepted medical uses, under the AMA proposal it would become a Schedule II... More »

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medical marijuana • smoking • physician • medical research • prescription drugs • cannabis • American Medical Association • doctors • Schedule I narcotic • Schedule II narcotic

Dems, GOP
Fight Over Medicare Rates

Republicans say
foes are trying
to hide true cost

Oct 21, 09 12:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new health care-related bill is in the spotlight on Capitol Hill, as senators battle over a Democratic proposal to freeze Medicare rates for doctors at the current rate for 10 years—overriding a 21% cut scheduled for January. Democrats say the bill, which is backed by lobbyists from the... More »

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Senate • Harry Reid • Medicare • AARP • American Medical Association • health care reform

OPINION

Health Industry Shakedown Imperils Reform

Obama must ignore lobbyists for insurers, doctors, drug makers

Oct 19, 09 3:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - In dealing with pharmaceutical companies, insurers, and the AMA, President Obama should take a page from David Letterman's book and not fall prey to blackmail, writes former Labor Secretary Robert Reich. Promises the administration made to those three constituencies in exchange for staying neutral or positive about health care reform... More »

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physician • blackmail • extortion • David Letterman • American Medical Association • health care reform • Robert Reich • pharmaceutical industry • insurance industry • Obama administration • doctors • President Obama • health insurance industry • shakedown

health care reform

How Obama  Wooed and Won the AMA: With a $228B Gift

Plan gives huge concession to doctor's group

Sep 14, 09 11:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ever since its cries of “socialized medicine” killed Harry Truman’s attempt to reform health care 60 years ago, the AMA has been not only a vociferous enemy of reform, but a deep-pocketed one—only the Chamber of Commerce has spent more on lobbying over the past decade. But... More »

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Medicare • lobbying • American Medical Association • health care reform • concession

Police Brutality? It Could Just Be Excited Delirium

Research may help clear cops who end up with dead perps

Aug 8, 09 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - New research could help exonerate police officers accused of using excessive force to restrain unruly perpetrators, New Scientist reports. So far the American Medical Association has not recognized “excited delirium,” a condition describing an agitated, combative person who exhibits superhuman strength and high body temperature—a rare condition... More »

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police • cocaine • heart failure • dopamine • American Medical Association • police brutality • sudden death • body temperature

Obama Met at Least 27 Health Industry Execs

Lawsuit prompts
White House to finally release the list

Jul 23, 09 6:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Since February, President Obama has hosted at least 27 meetings with health industry bigwigs—representing hospitals, doctors, pharmaceuticals and insurance companies—the Huffington Post reports, in its campaign to head off resistance to health care reform. Names of the visitors were released last night, just before the president's press conference... More »

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Barack Obama • health insurance • Freedom of Information Act • American Medical Association • health care reform • Obama administration • Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics

 AMA Backs House Health Bill 


Jul 17, 09 6:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American Medical Association has given the all-clear to the health care reform bill making it way through the House, the Hill reports. The endorsement from the nation's biggest doctors' group, which helped sink President Clinton's efforts at reforming health care, gave the Democrats a boost following the Congressional Budget... More »

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health care • American Medical Association • health care reform • Obama administration • doctors

Hospitals Agree to $155B in Future Savings

Will accept lower payments for
Medicaid, Medicare

Jul 7, 09 7:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The nation’s hospitals have struck a deal with White House and Senate negotiators that will save the government $155 billion over 10 years, the Washington Post reports. The hospitals will accept lower-than-expected Medicare and Medicaid payments, and a gradual reduction in the amount paid to help care for... More »

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health care • Joe Biden • health care costs • hospitals • Senate Finance Committee • American Medical Association • health care reform • Obama administration • American Hospital Association

OPINION

On Health Reform, Obama Should Heed His Doc, Not AMA

Medical association is wrong yet again: Kristof

Jun 25, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Its membership may abide by the Hippocratic Oath, but the American Medical Association is definitely doing the public harm in its opposition to meaningful health care reform, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times. The AMA has become infamous for its lousy political stands: it supported segregation, backed... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • doctor • American Medical Association • health care reform • Nicholas Kristof • public option

(Newser) - The current health care system is a “ticking time-bomb” for the federal budget, Barack Obama told the American Medical Association today, speaking before a crowd of doctors in Chicago. He sharply criticized the current system, which pays doctors for each test or treatment provided, saying it “has taken... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • American Medical Association • health care reform • speech

Obama Offers Docs Backing
on Malpractice
Suit Limits

President may buck Dems to win over AMA

Jun 15, 09 7:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama is taking his case for overhauling health care to a tough audience today: The American Medical Association, which is holding its annual meeting in Chicago, came out last week against Obama's plan to offer federal insurance to compete with private insurers. But the president privately with AMA officials... More »

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health care • Barack Obama • health care costs • medical malpractice • American Medical Association • health care reform • malpractice • President Obama

Docs' Group Opposes Public Health Insurance

Powerful AMA pushes against Obama,
Dem proposals

Jun 11, 09 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just as Republicans and Democrats head for a showdown on health care reform, the American Medical Association is telling Congress that it will oppose a government-sponsored insurance plan—a key, if the most controversial, piece of plans put forward by Dems with support from the White House. The AMA wants... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • health care • Barack Obama • health insurance • Medicare • physician • American Medical Association • doctors

 Daschle Will 
 Play Hardball 
 on Health Reform 

Incoming HHS Secretary will avoid Hillary's pitfalls

Dec 15, 08 11:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Tom Daschle, Barack Obama's incoming Director of Health and Human Services, has an aggressive strategy for reforming health care, and no intentions of seeing it fizzle the way the Clintons' efforts did in 1993, reports the Los Angeles Times. The key will be reeling in major health-care interest groups, along... More »

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health care • Hillary Clinton • health insurance • Health and Human Services • Medicare • American Medical Association • health care reform • special interests • Tom Daschle

 Could Rain Trigger Autism? 

Surprise link between autism and rainfall

Nov 4, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - US counties with higher rates of rainfall also have higher rates of autism, according to a controversial new study published by the American Medical Association. Pollutants in the precipitation, longer periods spent watching television, lower levels of vitamin D, or some other environmental factor linked to rainfall may trigger autism... More »

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television • autism • rain • American Medical Association • medical study • precipitation • Autism Society of America

 Half of US Docs 
 Prescribe Placebos 

Many physicians believe in psychological impact of prescriptions

Oct 24, 08 5:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Half of US doctors admit prescribing drugs to patients just for the placebo effect—to make them think they are taking something beneficial, reports the Chicago Tribune. As many as 56% prescribed antibiotics, painkillers, vitamins, and sedatives in cases where they didn't expect them to have any benefit physically, but... More »

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medicine • antibiotics • American Medical Association • bioethics • placebos • National Institutes of Health • British Medical Journal • sedatives • Journal of General Internal Medicine • B12

 Lung Drugs Linked
 to Heart Risks: Study

Treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease targeted

Sep 24, 08 4:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two medications widely prescribed to emphysema and chronic bronchitis sufferers significantly increase the risk of heart attacks and cardiovascular disease, USA Today reports. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed a 53% increased risk of heart attacks and an 80% increased risk of cardiovascular death... More »

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heart disease • lung disease • American Medical Association • pharmaceutical • medical study • emphysema • Spiriva • Atrovent • tiotropium • ipatropium

Patients Paying $1B in Medical Bills They Don't Owe

Health-care providers engage in illegal practice to get funds

Aug 29, 08 3:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Millions of patients throughout the country are footing the bill for medical payments they don’t owe, BusinessWeek reports. In a practice known as balance billing, health-care providers stick weary patients with the cost of their treatment not covered by insurers. The practice is often illegal, but, according to... More »

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health care costs • patient • doctor • hospital • American Medical Association • insurance providers • balance billing

 Diabetes Linked to
 Arsenic in Tap Water

Study suggests millions may face serious
risk from their tap

Aug 20, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Arsenic in the drinking water of millions of Americans may be contributing to the diabetes epidemic, Bloomberg reports. Researchers found that people with high levels of arsenic in their urine were nearly four times more likely to have type 2 diabetes. Higher rates of diabetes occurred even with trace amounts... More »

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diabetes • American Medical Association • drinking water • type 2 diabetes • water supply • arsenic • tap water

 Kids Dump
 Exercise by
 Their Teens 

 Most get just 30 minutes exercise a day

Jul 16, 08 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - American children stop getting enough exercise by the time they reach their teens, according to a new study. Researchers tracked more than 1,000 children and discovered that those who averaged three hours of exercise a day at age 9 barely managed 30 minutes of physical activity at 15, reports... More »

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childhood obesity • exercise • American Medical Association • University of California at San Diego • teenager • Dr. Philip Nader • Weight Management and Wellness Center • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh • Dr. Goutham Rao

AMA to Apologize for Racist Past

Group long barred black docs, kept mum on civil rights

Jul 10, 08 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American Medical Association is to offer a full apology today for more than a century of racism against African Americans, reports the Washington Post. The country's largest medical association effectively barred black doctors for many years and stayed silent while the country was divided on efforts to end racial... More »

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African Americans • discrimination • racism • doctor • civil rights • apology • American Medical Association

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