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June 11, 2009

AMA Opposes Public Health Insurance Plan
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In other healthcare news, the nation’s largest physician organization
has announced it will oppose Democratic plans for a new
government-sponsored insurance program that would compete with private
insurers. In a statement, the American Medical Association said
healthcare should be provided solely through “private markets.” The
announcement comes just days before President Obama is set to travel to
Chicago to address the AMA on Monday. The AMA represents around 250,000
doctors across the United States. Its position comes despite recent
polls showing as many as 60 percent of doctors support the creation of a
national public insurance plan.



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