New push for doctors to report adverse drug reactions

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The Food and Drug Administration is introducing a program to encourage physicians to report adverse drug reactions. In addition, the American Medical Assn (AMA) has prepared an informational paper declaring that physicians have a responsibility to report such drug reactions. The AMA will vote on the paper in Jun 1993. Physician reporting is important because drugs undergo limited testing before they are marketed, and such testing often excludes groups such as women and the elderly. Drug testing seldom lasts longer than three years.

Regulation of agricultural marketing, Drugs, Complications and side effects, Practice, Physicians, Medical professions, United States. Food and Drug Administration, Adverse drug reactions

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Business backing being sought for managed care; AMA speaker stresses patient choice

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Dr. George Halvorson, president of Group Health Inc, advocated managed care in his speech to the Group Health Association of America. He appealed to business groups to sponsor reforms that reduce the cost of medical care by rewarding quality and efficiency. Robert E. McAfee of the American Medical Association (AMA) favored expanded distribution of medical care through adjustments of the present system.

Conferences, meetings and seminars, Marketing, Political aspects, Panel Discussion, Managed care plans (Medical care), Group Health Association of America

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AMA: insurance reform on right track, but add patient protection

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American Medical Assn (AMA) Trustee Timothy T. Flaherty urged Congress, while testifying at a Congressional hearing, to add certain patient protection provisions to the new House GOP health reform bill. The bill is designed to impose uniform federal standards on almost all employee insurance plans. Flaherty suggested that key provisions of the AMAs Patient Protection Act be incorporated into the bill.

Health Care, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors, Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers, Medical Care Insurance, Insurance Regulation, Medical care, Health insurance, Protection and preservation, Patients, Insurance law

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