Ongoing Issues
In addition to various "Hot Topics," the Montana
Medical Association regularly addresses a variety of other
topics of interest to physicians. Click the links below for
more information concerning these issues.
AMA Presidential Address Click to download Dr. William G. Plested III's Address to the House of Delegates, November 11, 2006.
Scheduled Medicare Cuts An AMA survey shows that drastic cuts in Medicare payments to physicians will reduce seniors’ access to care unless Congress takes action this year. Click to open AMA's Legislative Alert on this important issue.
Pay for Performance -
At its June 2005
Annual Meeting, The AMA House of Delegates amended and approved
the AMA Principles and Guidelines for the formation and implementation
of pay-for-performance programs. Learn more:
- AMA
website on PFP
- AMA document: Principles
for PFP [pdf]
- AMA document: Guidelines
for PFP [pdf]
Economic Profiling of Physicians: What is it? How is it done?
What are the issues?
NOTE: This report is available to MMA Members only - to view
this important article, you must first log into the
Member's Area and then click the first story link,
or the link above.
