Government
AMA members call for right to bargain collectively
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted Jan. 5, 2004
Doctors continue to ask for relief in the way the government applies federal antitrust law. At the AMA's Interim Meeting last month, the House of Delegates called for the American Medical Association to find a Senate sponsor for a bill that would allow physicians to negotiate collectively and to provide support to states trying to pass legislation that would allow doctors to bargain collectively.
Delegates also asked the Association to continue to develop and publish evidence of health plan dominance in many markets and to place a "high priority" on the level of support provided to its public and private sector advocacy units, which help address the problems physicians face. The AMA also must develop educational resources so that physician groups can better understand and use legal models to negotiate contracts.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2004/01/05/gvbf0105.htm.
