Ardis Hoven, MD, chair of the American Medical Association has issued a response following the announcement of the formation of a new medical society, America's Medical Society, which was created, in part, to offer an alternative to physicians disenfranchised with the AMA.
The statement from Dr. Hoven is as follows:
"As the nation's largest physician organization, we welcome the diversity of physician opinions, but falsehoods and conspiracy theories do nothing to advance the common goals physicians share…we are working for a physician-led team approach to care — with each member of the team playing the role they are educated and trained to play. Pot-shots may make good headlines but they don't reflect reality: Day in and day out, AMA is working hard to provide physicians with the advocacy and practical tools they need to care for patients and lead improvements to our health system. In the past two weeks alone, AMA has engaged the FTC Chairman on antitrust issues, helped physicians collect settlement payments from UnitedHealth and organized a letter to Congress urging action to stop Medicare physician payment cuts signed by all 50 state and 66 national medical specialty societies."
Read about America's Medical Society:
- Physicians Form New Medical Society to Challenge AMA, Healthcare Reform