If the AMA had stalwartly opposed Obamacare, the debacle could have been prevented. But it went with the government takeover of healthcare.
Now, it is upset that sleeping with the devil leads to being burned. Thus, the AMA applauds the House of Representatives voting to repeal the very dangerous Independent Payment Advisory Board, but continues to support Obamacare overall. From the Modern Physician story:
Critics of IPAB include the American Medical Association, which said in February that it supported the Medicare Decisions Accountability Act and the elimination of the IPAB provision “We applaud the House for voting to eliminate the Independent Payment Advisory Board, a panel which would have too little accountability and the power to make indiscriminate cuts that adversely affect access to healthcare for patients,” said AMA President-elect Dr. Jeremy Lazarus in a statement. “Ending the ongoing threat of drastic cuts from the physician payment formula and preventing new cuts from IPAB are important first steps to stabilize the Medicare system for patients.”
Their financial ox is going to be gored so they gripe. The AMA remains perfectly content that the rest of us have to live with—and pay for—the coming mess.
