CHICAGO, June 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The nation's broadest assembly of physicians will convene this afternoon to begin voting on proposals that will shape the health care agenda of the American Medical Association (AMA), the country's largest physician organization.
During the next three days, the AMA House of Delegates becomes the center of American medicine, bringing together an inclusive group of physicians and medical students representing every state and specialty. Delegates will work in a legislative forum to create a national physician consensus on emerging medical issues in public health, science, ethics, education, business and government.
Among the proposed policies to be considered for the AMA's health care agenda include:
- Taxing beverages with added sweeteners to help fight obesity
- Balancing the risks and benefits of screening mammography
- Recognizing the adverse health effects of excessive nighttime lighting
- Regulating nanoparticles used in consumer products
For a comprehensive list of the items to be considered by the House of Delegates, please visit the AMA website.
The AMA will also announce the results of its fifth annual National Health Insurer Report Card rating the claims processing performance of the nation's largest health insurers.
The AMA House of Delegates will convene for voting at 2:00 p.m. (CT) in the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Chicago. This legislative session is expected to proceed today until 5:30 p.m. (CT). Additional proposals will be called for a vote on Tuesday, June 19, and Wednesday, June 20.
The AMA House of Delegates is open to credentialed members of the press. To arrange for press credentials, or to receive additional details on the meeting, please contact the AMA Newsroom at (312) 239-4991. The AMA Newsroom is located in the Riverside Center Exhibition Hall on the purple level of the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
WHAT
Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates
WHERE
Hyatt Regency Chicago
151 East Wacker Drive
Downtown Chicago
WHEN
Saturday, June 18, through Wednesday, June 22
CONTACTS
AMA Newsroom (Hyatt Regence Chicago) – (312) 239-4991
AMA Media Relations (Chicago) – (312) 464-4430
AMA Media Relations (Washington) – (202) 789-7421
TODAY'S SPECIAL EVENTS
Using Performance Data to Improve Your Practice
9:00 am (CT) in Columbus Ballroom I-J of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
This educational workshop will help physicians understand the performance data used by payers to rate quality and cost efficiency. The AMA's new practice data resources and tools will be featured.
Succeeding Under Shared Savings and Global Payment
9:30 am (CT) in Regency Ballroom C of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
Harold Miller, executive director of the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform, will lead this educational workshop on strategies for participating in emerging payment models, such as payment bundling, pay-for-performance, withholds and risk pools, capitation and shared savings.
Impacting Health Outcomes
10:00 am (CT) in Columbus Ballroom I-J of the Hyatt Regency Chicago
James Galloway, M.D., regional health administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the keynote speaker at this educational workshop on addressing ethnic and racial health disparities.
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