Read more American Medical Association stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11222/american-medical-association.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:04:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73798/ama-mellows-on-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/73798/ama-mellows-on-medical-marijuana.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 9:12:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72213/dems-gop-fight-over-medicare-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 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...http://www.newser.com/story/72213/dems-gop-fight-over-medicare-rates.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 12:33:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn 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...http://www.newser.com/story/72045/health-industry-shakedown-imperils-reform.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Oct 2009 15:32:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69360/how-obama-wooed-and-won-the-ama-with-a-228b-gift.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEver 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 this time...http://www.newser.com/story/69360/how-obama-wooed-and-won-the-ama-with-a-228b-gift.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Sep 2009 11:16:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66434/police-brutality-it-could-just-be-excited-delirium.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew 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 common to...http://www.newser.com/story/66434/police-brutality-it-could-just-be-excited-delirium.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Aug 2009 18:31:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65069/obama-met-at-least-27-health-industry-execs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSince 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...http://www.newser.com/story/65069/obama-met-at-least-27-health-industry-execs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 6:20:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64604/ama-backs-house-health-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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...http://www.newser.com/story/64604/ama-backs-house-health-bill.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 17 Jul 2009 6:39:39 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63757/hospitals-agree-to-155b-in-future-savings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe 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 the uninsured....http://www.newser.com/story/63757/hospitals-agree-to-155b-in-future-savings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Jul 2009 7:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62804/on-health-reform-obama-should-heed-his-doc-not-ama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIts 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 tobacco,...http://www.newser.com/story/62804/on-health-reform-obama-should-heed-his-doc-not-ama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 25 Jun 2009 8:19:00 CDT