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National Journal | AMA Says Health Law Not the Reason for Membership Decline
The American Medical Association, once the undisputed voice of America’s physicians, announced on Sunday that it now has “just under” 216,000 member doctors, down about 5 percent from the end of 2009. That means the group, which lobbies heavily in Washington, now represents about a third of the 660,000 or so physicians and surgeons in the United States.
Politico | Weaning the Hill off Medicare formula
The Medicare physician payment formula is often attacked as a budget gimmich that holds down federal spending on paper, even though everyone knows the cuts it imposes will never come into effect.
