National Health Care Reform
Latest News
- Bill with Medicare SGR "patch" not expected to pass House (05.28.10)
- Coalition spokesman tells Congressional leaders right to contract sustainable medical payment solution (05.27.10)
- Health care reform law timeline (04.01.10)
- Gov. Perdue statement on U.S. health care legislation (03.22.10)
- 240,000 doctors in surgical coalition oppose health bill (03.19.10)
- CBO releases revised health reform reconciliation bill estimates (03.18.10)
- Coalition urges AMA to oppose H.R 3590 (03.12.10)
- National health care reform bill patient summary (03.10.10)
- Coalition letter opposing H.R. 3590 sent to U.S. House leadership (03.10.10)
- MAG joins coalition focused on practice of medicine, patient-physician relationship (03.09.10)
- AMA letter to President Obama and Congress (01.26.10)
- Groups representing some 475,000 doctors opposing H.R. 3590 (12.08.09)
- MAG president calls for permanent, comprehensive SGR fix (10.28.09)
- MAG, coalition representative tells Congressional leaders "no place for big government in exam room" (10.28.09)
Digital Resources
- Coalition spokesman tells Congressional leaders right to contract sustainable medical payment solution (05.27.10)
- Going Galt: When will surgeons say enough is enough? (04.29.10)
- MAG executive director discusses health care bill on Fox 5 - Atlanta (03.22.10)
- MAG leader promotes patient-centered health care on WFLT-Florida radio program (03.17.10)
- MAG immediate past president interviewed on WXIA-News 11 Atlanta (12.22.09)
- MAG executive interviewed on ReachMD (11.23.09)
- MAG, coalition representative tells Congressional leaders "no place for big government in exam room" (10.28.09)
- MAG president on WXIA-News 11 Atlanta (09.12.09)
- MAG president on Radio America/World Net Daily ("What Doctors Really Think") (09.10.09)
- MAG president on "Lars Larson Show" (08.17.09)
- MAG president-elect on Radio Sandy Springs (08.14.09)
- Gingrich says MAG leading charge on "Hannity" (08.06.09)
- MAG president on WAGA/Fox 5 Atlanta (08.04.09)
- MAG president on "Town Hall Time: The Policy & Practice Podcast," Internal Medicine News (08.03.09)
- MAG president on WXIA-News 11 Atlanta (07.26.09)
- MAG president discusses Obama health care plan on WXIA-News 11 Atlanta (07.22.09)
- Coalition to Protect Patients' Rights press conference (07.22.09)
- Rep. Price admonishes government-takeover of health care (07.16.09)
- CNN interviews AMA president on health care reform (07.01.09)
- Dr. Timothy Johnson (ABC) interviews Newt Gingrich (06.25.09)
- MAG president's testimony to House Committee on Energy and Commerce (06.25.09)
- MAG president's Q&A (12 minutes) during House hearing (06.25.09)
- Full House hearing Q&A on "discussion draft" (06.25.09)
- MAG president on NPR/PBS Atlanta, Part I
- MAG president on NPR/PBS Atlanta, Part II
- Rep. Price on C-SPAN on Obama town hall (Rep. Price from minute 1:48 - 6:48)
- AMA Past President Dr. Nielsen on CNBC (06.19.09)
- MAG president on The Herman Cain Show (MP3 recording)
- MAG president testifies before House Subcommittee on Health (03.31.09)
- Rebuttal to Pres. Kennedy Medicare/King Anderson Bill (1968)
MAG Advocacy/Alerts
- PR: Coalition spokesman urges Congressional leaders to give physicians, patients right to contract as sustainable medical payment solution (05.27.10)
- PR: MAG disappointed, concerned with health care reform bill (03.22.10)
- National health care bill patient summary (03.10.10)
- PR: MAG joins coalition focused on practice of medicine, patient-physician relationship (03.09.10)
- PR: MAG president says Medicare formula highlights risks of expanded government role (03.01.10)
- PR: MAG in group representing 92,000 doctors opposing Senate health bill (12.08.09)
- MAG letter to Sen. Chambliss on H.R. 3590 Independent Medicare Advisory Board (12.05.09)
- MAG letter to Sen. Isakson on H.R. 3590 Independent Medicare Advisory Board (12.05.09)
- MAG disappointed with AMA support for H.R. 3962 (11.05.09)
- PR: MAG in physician coalition calling for "patient-centered" health care (07.22.09)
- MAG president tells lawmakers right to contract key, News from MAG (07.09)
Past Articles/Statements
- Letter: Group representing 92,000 doctors opposing Senate health bill (12.08.09)
- Coalition to Protect Patients' Rights press conference statement (10.21.09)
- MAG president on public option in AJC (09.06.09)
- MAG president on private contracting in AJC (08.26.09)
- Coalition statement on H.R. 3200 (08.07.09)
- MAG president featured in AJC (08.02.09)
- "Physician unrest flares over AMA stand," Carrie Dann, Congress Daily (07.16.09)
- Massachusetts: 26 percent consider health care reform success (06.29.09)
- MAG president's testimony to House Committee on Energy & Commerce (06.25.09)
- MAG president calls for patient choice in Congressional testimony, News from MAG (03.31.09)
- MAG president's testimony to House subcommittee (03.10.09)
- MAG CEO says stimulus package a 'Trojan Horse,' MAG Journal (04.09)
- "States with more...spending have better-quality health care," Richard Cooper, Health Affairs
- "Cost Conundrum," Atul Gawande, The New Yorker (MAG does not support this position)
- "GOP should fight health-care rationing," by U.S. Rep. Price, The Wall Street Journal (01.07.09)
Resources
- Center for Health Transformation
- Docs 4 Patient Care
- Senate bill: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590) (11.19.09)
- House health care bill: H.R. 3962 (10.29.09)
- H.R. 3200 summary (08.07.09)
- CBO letter to Congress on Medicare (07.25.09)
- MAG-led coalition's "Right to Privately Contract" AMA resolution