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10:27

Hi, welcome to the Live Q&A. I'll be answering your health reform questions in about one hour.

10:28

Feel free to ask your questions now, or Twitter it #kevinmdqa. I'll answer a selected few for as long as time allows.

10:38

Your questions won't show up immediately, as it's a moderated forum. But, I'll get to most of them eventually.

10:48

[Comment From Brad Lewis]
Will the AMA be a factor or is their transparency as a self-serving club going to be ignored?

10:49

The AMA is the most influential physician lobbying group, but nowhere near as strong as they were a few decades ago. But, as it stands, Obama is taking the time to address their convention...

10:50

So, while I don't think they'll be ignored, their lobbying impact likely won't be as effective as they would like. Also, the physician's lobby is splintered...

10:51

With a sizable number of doctors supporting groups like PNHP who often will take a diametrically opposed view to those of the AMA.

11:01

From @cuttingforstone on Twitter: WHY DOES THE AMA INSIST ON GOING AGAINST ONE PAYER INSURANCE? THEY KILLED TRUMAN'S EFFORTS, AND NOW OBAMA's

11:03

Thanks for the question Abraham. The AMA historically has resisted increased government involvement, which progressive blogger Ezra Klein summarized on this post yesterday . . .

11:05

Single-payer sitll divides doctors, despite the polls that PNHP has led the public to believe. There are many, myself included, that oppose such a plan. A Medicare-for-all will also have a bureaucrat involving themselves in medical decisions, in that case, it's simply just one from the government . . .

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