June 21, 2011 (Chicago, Illinois) — The American Medical Association (AMA) voted to continue its support of the individual health insurance mandate last night at its annual meeting of its House of Delegates, which includes physicians representing all state and medical specialty societies.
AMA president Cecil B. Wilson, MD, spoke at a press briefing after the contentious vote: "We celebrate the democracy of our house and we celebrate that our house came to this conclusion."
Dr. Wilson noted that the AMA has a strong policy in support of covering the uninsured. He added that this vote renews the AMA's commitment to achieve this through individual responsibility for health insurance, and with avenues of assistance for those who need it. The policy advocates a requirement that those earning more than 500% of the federal poverty level obtain a minimum level of catastrophic and preventive coverage.
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