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The AMA Decides To Do Some Good
Category: Right On!
The benefits of the November election results keep coming in.
American Medical Association Adjusts Strategy On Lobbying For Medical Malpractice Legislation
Physician lobbyists are redirecting their focus on medical malpractice legislation this year as they face a new Democratic Congress, which is unlikely to pass any bill that would cap noneconomic damages in malpractice lawsuits, The Hill reports.The Democratic majority "has forced [physician lobbyists] to adjust their strategies not only in dealing with Congress but also in responding to their members and clients," The Hill reports.
Although there might be "some form of legislative activity" on medical malpractice insurance or lawsuits this year, AMA has indicated that it will place more focus on issues supported by Democrats, such as expanding health coverage to the uninsured and preventing a 10% reduction in Medicare payments to physicians, according to The Hill (Young, The Hill, 2/1).
Maybe, just maybe, the AMA will now have some free time to devote to actually reducing medical errors. That would be special, as they say.
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