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The AMA does not speak for American physicians

Only 17% of American physicians are members. I quit them long ago, over their politics. Like so many foundations and non-profits in America, they were hijacked by Lefties years ago.

The antipathy of physicians for the AMA is not just about money, turf, and guild. It goes way beyond that. However, apparently the AMA's strenuous support of Obamacare (seemingly without understanding any of its implications) has been the final straw.

There is a new breed of young physicians, especially women, who don't mind being employees, having bosses, or working as an agent of the government, but most docs over 40 are not interested in that. In general, docs like autonomy, flexibility, self-direction. Also, they hate paperwork and bureaucracy.

Posted by Dr. Joy Bliss in Our Essays, Politics at 14:20 | Comments (9) | Trackbacks (0)

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Ok. I'm not a doctor and I don't even play one on TV, but why would a doctor join the AMA in the first place?

#1 mudbug on 2011-09-28 15:46 (Reply)

O'Sullivan's Law: All organizations that are not actually right wing become left wing over time. I wrote about it a few years ago in relation to Habitat.
http://assistantvillageidiot.blogspot.com/2006/02/osullivans-law-hits-habitat-for.html

#2 Assistant VIllage Idiot (Link) on 2011-09-28 16:38 (Reply)

That seems to be a pretty good rule of thumb. I think the Boy Scouts are pretty much hanging tough, but that is from a distance...

#2.1 mudbug on 2011-09-28 16:54 (Reply)

I graduated medical school a year ago. Every time the AMA sends me a membership offer I use their prepaid envelop to send them a note saying I won't even consider until after ObamaCare is repealed.

#3 MikeL on 2011-09-28 20:46 (Reply)

With no disrepect tp you, you graduated FROM a school; that school GRADUATED you. I have no idea why this upsets me except for the "went missing" vs. "disappeared" makes my mind creak as well.

BTW, I am behind you 100% and will use the same tactic.

#3.1 jma on 2011-09-29 06:09 (Reply)

I also misspelled envelope. Then I had to look up misspell to make sure I didn't misspell misspell.

#3.1.1 MikeL on 2011-09-29 13:50 (Reply)

I was so mad at the American Dental Hygienist Asso. (ADHA) for not fighting against Obamacare that hubby and I didn't want to renew his membership. (He's the hygienist, not me.) They sent out an email claiming they had to go with the flow and work with those in power. If they're not going to fight against that mess of a bill, then why bother.

#4 molloaggie on 2011-09-29 15:28 (Reply)

Someone asked why doctors join the AMA to start with. They usually join during medical school because they are conned into believing it's an organization that represents the "typical" doctor - if here is such a thing. why do they quit? They discover the truth!

In response to the original post regarding older docs preferring independence and working for themselves - this may seem like an insignificant point to many, but who do you want helping you make decisions about your medical care, someone who owns their own shop and is hereford working directly for you or someone who is working for their employer, e.g. the government or a hospital or a corporate "healthcare provider"? If the doctor who owns his/her own practice gets a bad rep, he/she loses his/her business. The employed physician, with no skin in the game, doesn't face this same consequence.

#5 Mike M on 2011-09-29 16:56 (Reply)

Same in Godzone AKA New Zealand. Both the Doctors Professional Society AND the NZMA are left wing unions - supporting arab revolts, gay this gay that etc. The Society has high membership because the majority employer(the Government) in this socialist system offers no hope of pay rises without physicians threatening (just) to strike every now and again.

#6 thehawkreturns on 2011-09-30 01:47 (Reply)

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