Obamacare: AMA Sleeps With Devil and Gripes When It Gets Burned

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.