Just a couple weeks ago, the AMA was trying to have it both ways with the public option. The group had long opposed the provision, but in an appearance on CNN, its President J. James Rohack was unable to come right out and say so. Now it seems as if they’ve gotten over, or at least managed to suppress, their concerns. “On behalf of the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association, I am writing to express our appreciation and support for H.R. 3200, the ‘America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009,'” wrote AMA Vice President Michael Maves in a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charlie Rangel.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=140592