Dr. Bristow continues the call for harmony, dialog

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Lonnie R. Bristow, departing president of the American Medical Association, believes the medical profession and medical care should be accessible to people of all races. He applauds the AMA's official stance, adopted in December 1995, against different standards of care for patients of various ethnic backgrounds. Bristow also is encouraged by the AMA's successful congressional lobbying and the association's popular World Wide Web site. However, he condemns growing acceptance of physician-assisted suicide.

Social aspects, Officials and employees, Medical care, Practice, Physicians, Medical professions, Speeches, lectures and essays, Bristow, Lonnie R.

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AMA rejects call for mandatory out-of-network access

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The American Medical Assn (AMA) has come out against micro-managing managed care plans, finally settling an issue that has been among the most contentious for AMA. At the 1995 AMA meeting, the House of Delegates rejected calls for a mandatory out-of-network access, opting instead for a free-market approach to patients' access to care that is expected to financially affect many physicians, especially specialists.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Trade and professional associations, Professional associations, Trade associations

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