Resolution 816, to drop AMA support of the individual mandate in the healthcare reform law, will be introduced by delegations from Kansas, Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia and the American Society of General Surgeons. “Federally mandating and regulating the individual purchase of health insurance will likely undermine the innovations and improvements in healthcare financing that can evolve in a free market,” the measure stated.
Resolution 819, to be introduced by the California Delegation, proposed a lengthy set of principles. Under “ACO Governance,” it stated: “ACOs must be physician-led and encourage an environment of collaboration among physicians.” Also, it said ACOs should be allowed to use different payment models beyond shared-savings, including capitation, partial capitation, medical homes and care management fees.
Read the AMA report on healthcare reform.
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