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2009-09-24 Home Front: Politix

GOP Report Charges AARP Getting "Kickbacks" In Dem Health Care Bills

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#1 American Medical Association, another "Kickback"?????

AMA's Secret Pact with HCFA (Feds)

It's complicated but in essence the Feds give the AMA the rresponsibilty for setting the procedure coding scheme (CPT-4) and the franchise to sell the coding books. This represents a sizable chunk of the AMA's income.

Note: The AMA represents less than 20% of the nations Physicians.

2. HCFA shall: (a) publicly endorse the use of CPT-4 based HCPCS for the purpose set forth in paragraph 1; (b) where permitted by HCFA's statutory authority and budgetary constraints, require the use of CPT-4 based HCPCS in programs administered by HCFA by its agents and other entities participating in those programs; and (c) encourage the voluntary use of CPT-4 based HCPCS by others.(10)

There it is: the AMA imposes its onerous coding regulations on physicians in the name of HCFA.

Virtually every crime has a motive, and the motive here money. Lots of it. The AMA declares on its Web site that the AMA "generates approximately two-thirds of its annual $200 million operating budget from non-dues sources."(11) Of that $133 million in non-dues revenue, the AMA's publication revenue, including sales of those expensive CPT code books, is its most prominent source.(12) The victims of these endlessly complicated revisions to codings are physicians rendering private medical care. Each year physicians pay substantial costs and expend precious hours trying to keep up with the rules imposed by the AMA's CPT money-making machine. The time and money lost by physicians due to the AMA could be far better spent in the service of patients.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-09-24 11:11|| 2009-09-24 11:11|| Front Page Top

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