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AMA backs House healthcare reform bill

(Reuters) UPDATED 2009-07-16

The American Medical Association (AMA) is urging approval for healthcare overhaul legislation currently moving through committees in the U.S. House of Representatives. AMA officials say the organization supports the legislation because it includes a broad range of provisions that they believe are vital to effective and comprehensive healthcare reform. In particular, the AMA supports insurance market reforms that seek to expand healthcare coverage, change Medicare, and provide consumers with a choice between private and public insurance plans. They also support the legislation's ban on exclusions from coverage for pre-existing conditions and its emphasis on reliance on primary care doctors. Read full story >

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