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AMA releases 2007 advocacy agenda
Physician Practice Advisor, January 10, 2007
Some of the issues the AMA will tackle in the coming year include the following:
- Expanding health insurance coverage for the uninsured
- Reforming the Medicare physician payment system
- Reforming the medical liability system
- Ensuring clinical quality improvements through standards developed by the medical profession
- Promoting healthier lifestyles
- Closing gaps in healthcare for minority patients
- Preparing for and responding to disasters and other public health emergencies
To read the AMA press release, click here.
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