AMA house backs voluntary controls, confronts government.
The AMA demanded more fiscal responsibility from government and strongly supported voluntary cost containment measures in actions at its annual convention. Of the 48 recommendations of the National Commission on the Cost of Medical Care, the house accepted those that were in agreement with AMA policy. Four commission recommendations that directly affect hospitals were passed: prospective rate setting, limitations on new hospital beds, decertification of existing health facilities, and strengthening physician price consciousness.
D000574:American Medical Association; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004470:Economics, Medical; D014481:United States