title: The position of the providers--physicians.
abstract: As the AMA has been on the cutting edge in discussions of health care reform nationally, so the NMA has been intimately involved in such discussions in Nebraska. As the "umbrella" organizations for physicians nationally and statewide, respectively, the AMA and NMA recognize that there is no easy and painless solution to the crisis. Indeed, there is still sharp division of opinion among medical specialty societies regarding even the most fundamental issues of health care reform. From a state perspective, the NMA pledges to continue to work with other health care organizations, insurance organizations, and governmental entities to identify the health care reform measures that best suit the needs of the citizens of Nebraska, within the constraints that national health care reform will allow for individual state initiatives. While physicians of Nebraska want a "place at the table" to discuss health care reform, it will be the challenge for the NMA to assure that physicians and the patients they serve do not become "part of the meal".
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Medical Association, York 68467.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Loschen
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D018166:Health Care Reform; D006801:Humans; D009329:Nebraska; D010819:Physician's Role; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014481:United States