For AMA, Partial Support Doesn’t Mean a Whole Endorsement

There’s a difference between liking aspects of something and endorsing its entirety.  Consider a restaurant with a convenient location and ample parking that serves crummy food, or a conservative who had to force herself to vote for John McCain, and you get the drift.  That sums up the American Medical Association’s relationship with H.R. 3962, [...]

SGN Exclusive: AMA’s Members Want a Second Opinion

Some of the American Medical Association’s members just want to make sure they’re heard.  What they’re saying is clear: they don’t want the government running their profession.  A coalition of the association’s doctors has made known its opposition to the currently-proposed health care bill.  And they’re doing what they can to press AMA President Jim [...]