Overview of the AMA reform proposal (PDF, 59KB)
Further details:
Expanding health insurance coverage and choice: The AMA proposal for reform
HSA's at a Glance
(PDF, 511KB)
Presidential candidates on their health care reform proposals (PDF, 67KB)
June 2008 reports
Medical care outside the United States (PDF, 37KB)
Tax implications of eliminating the employee income tax exclusion for employer-sponsored insurance (PDF, 75KB)
Standardizing AMA policy on the tax treatment of health insurance (PDF, 57KB)
Through its reports, the Council on Medical Service recommends AMA policies and actions for consideration by the AMA House of Delegates on the socioeconomic factors that influence the practice of medicine. Council reports cover a wide range of topics, including:
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Managed care
- Consumer-driven health care
- Covering the uninsured and expanding choice
- Hospitals
- Health care cost
- Pharmaceuticals
- e-Health
- Allied health
- Other topics
Members
Information on the members of the Council on Medical ServiceHistory
History of the Council on Medical ServiceReports by topic
Council on Medical Service reports by subjectReports by House of Delegates meeting
Access full-text Council on Medical Service reports from June 1998 to the present.Bylaws
Bylaws of the Council on Medical ServiceRules
The rules of the Council on Medical ServiceContact information
Contacting the Council on Medical ServiceWorkplan
2008 Workplan of the Council on Medical Service for June to November 2008 (PDF, 41KB)Content provided by: Council on Medical Service