Guest post by Michael Halasy AMA backs the mandate… The AMA has its annual House of Delegates meeting last week, and boy, are they concerned. Recent evidence has suggested that…

…opioids by doctors and patients alike. Sound familiar, similar to the gun lobby? Today AMA Delegates Back Physician Freedom in Opioid Prescribing At best, 20% of all doctors are members…

Recent New Yorker article, I read, “The Fight Within the American Medical Association“ What I found interesting is the AMA’s history in support and lack of it for better healthcare….

…is set, you come to the right place. How an AMA secret society sets physician prices, GoozNews, Merrill Goozner The request seemed innocuous enough. Last week, I asked the American…

…while also expanding into other categories, such as pharmacy delivery. Amazon, however, trails far behind in its ratio of private-label sales, with just 3%, according to Numerator’s report. The private label boom…

rdan Transcript of speech via CBS News. Economist View points to Peter Orzag in Financial Times….

…House floor. The AMA in 2012 represented ~17% of all practicing doctors and students. Overall numbers have been in a downward slide over the years. Does the AMA represent the…

…are taking to task. The payment is not plummeting. It is not keeping up with the rest of healthcare and costs. The AMA complains doctor incomes are not keeping up…

by cactus Forbes and the “Self-Made” Label I’m kinda busy these days, but this topic is small pet peeve of mine: what the heck is up with Forbes and the…

…have to submit articles.” Off-label use of drugs is big business. According to The Wall Street Journal, “[FDA] is stepping into a high-stakes business issue, because off-label uses of prescription…