Comments on: AMA COLLABORATION ON OBAMACARE http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/22/ama-collaboration-on-obamacare/ Cleaning the Augean Stables of the Health Care Debate Thu, 10 May 2012 21:39:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Catron http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/22/ama-collaboration-on-obamacare/#comment-448576 Catron Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:48:49 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/22/ama-collaboration-on-obamacare/#comment-448576 Sadly, it's hard to escape the impression that "or worse" is the problem. Sadly, it’s hard to escape the impression that “or worse” is the problem.

]]> By: Paul Hsieh, MD http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/22/ama-collaboration-on-obamacare/#comment-448570 Paul Hsieh, MD Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:42:13 +0000 http://www.healthcarebs.com/2009/10/22/ama-collaboration-on-obamacare/#comment-448570 Excellent piece! Also, most physicians are not members of the AMA. According to some stories, less than 30% of practicing US physicians are members. Hence, when news stories or politicians cite AMA support of a policy as evidence that "American doctors support X", they're either ignorant, engaging in a logical fallacy, or worse. Excellent piece! Also, most physicians are not members of the AMA. According to some stories, less than 30% of practicing US physicians are members.

Hence, when news stories or politicians cite AMA support of a policy as evidence that “American doctors support X”, they’re either ignorant, engaging in a logical fallacy, or worse.

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