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<乌鸦传媒>Fast-Acting AMA Group Hopes to Fix SGR

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- A large coalition of American Medical Association members met in seclusion Sunday morning here at the interim meeting of the House of Delegates and rapidly found consensus on a proposed resolution for the repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.

<乌鸦传媒>Health Insurers Improve Claims Processing

CHICAGO -- The percentage of claims incorrectly processed by health plans fell for the third straight year to 7.1% in 2013, according to the American Medical Association.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA House Votes Against Council, Calls Obesity a Disease

CHICAGO -- Obesity should be called a disease and not simply a condition, the American Medical Association's policy-making House of Delegates voted on Tuesday, ignoring a recommendation by one of its own councils.

<乌鸦传媒>Obesity Not a Disease, AMA Council Says

CHICAGO -- Obesity is hard to define and diagnose, and partly because of that is not a disease, an American Medical Association council said in a report issued here Monday.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: Trust but Verify Genetically Modified Foods

茂禄驴CHICAGO -- When it comes to genetically modified foods, the American Medical Association has adopted a "trust but verify" policy: the foods seem safe, but they still need to be checked out.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: House of Delegates Backs Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association's House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support of individual responsibility -- including a requirement that most U.S. residents buy health insurance -- as the foundation of universal coverage.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: Delegates Sharply Divided on Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- As the constitutionality of the individual mandate is debated in the nation's courts, the issue has emerged as a lightning rod in the American Medical Association's annual House of Delegates meeting here.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA: Obama Faces Tough Audience at the 'House of Medicine'

CHICAGO -- It's been a long, long time since a sitting president of the U.S. talked face-to-face with the American Medical Association -- so it's not surprising that the more than 500 AMA delegates, friends, and relatives assembled here are focusing all their energies on President Barack Obama's appearance on the podium.

<乌鸦传媒>AMA Gives Boost to "Medical Home" Movement

ORLANDO -- The concept of coordinating the full range of a patient's care by a "medical home" and paying primary care practitioners to do it has won endorsement by the American Medical Association.