AMA Plan for Health Care Reform.

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  • Author(s): Hill, J. Edward
  • Source:
    Vital Speeches of the Day. 3/15/2006, Vol. 72 Issue 11, p328-331. 4p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      HILL, Edward J.; MEDICAL care; HEALTH policy; PRICE regulation; HEALTH insurance
    • Subject Terms:
      UNITED StatesReport Available
    • Abstract:
      The article presents a speech by Edward J. Hill, president of American Medical Association (AMA), delivered to the National Labor & Management Conference in Hollywood, Florida on February 18, 2006. Hill discussed issues affecting the U.S. health care system, specifically the challenge faced by the industry as regard price controls. Hill outlined the policy proposals supported by the AMA, including the establishment of Health Savings Accounts and the provision of greater incentives for insurance firms to individualize health care plans.