Welcome and Thank You for taking the time to learn more about my candidacy. I believe together we can build a better, more effective AMA. I humbly ask for your support for the Resident and Fellow seat on the AMA Board of Trustees so we can work toward making that vision a reality!

Have questions or comments? Email me at eae2008@gmail.com

EITING
FIGHTING FOR YOU!
Health Care Reform
The President and Congress are committed to health system reform, and we are fortunate to be direct participants in crafting a palatable public-private partnership. We need to make sure we continue to have a seat at the table so any new plan is designed to be patient-centered and also focused on physicians needs to provide appropriate care.

Covering the Uninsured
With so many Americans losing their jobs and their insurance at the same time, health coverage has become an even more vital priority. We must work with all stakeholders to ensure that everyone has coverage to prevent the dire health and economic consequences of perpetuating a system where millions remain uninsured.

Liability
We have made some valuable progress through legislation in a number of states, but the vast majority of states still require protections for physicians and mechanisms to control the exorbitant increases in liability premiums. We need to work with our elected officials and appropriate partners to control the cost of liability and prevent this burden from pushing physicians out of practice or out of states that desperately require their services.

Changing the HOD
Our Speakers have identified a wide variety of options to decrease cost and improve efficiency. Eliminating the interim meeting is one possibility that requires careful consideration. Whatever changes we make, we must protect the democratic process of the House and ensure the House monitors and controls the evolution of our AMA.

Medical Education
We need to retain our autonomy in teaching and training physicians. We should not allow for new licensing exams unless there is a proven benefit to doing so, and our licensing exams should only be used for evaluating the training of physicians. We need to work vigorously to ensure that students and residents can afford medical education so we
may continue to recruit the best and brightest candidates to become future physicians.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Drug Deals Tie Prices to How Well Patients Do
Pay-for-Performance comes to Pharma. The article talks about a deal between Merck and Cigna that ties drug prices to outcomes. It's an interesting idea to tie reimbursements to effectiveness and compliance, but it cuts physicians out of the decision-making process. It also threatens to make the most effective drugs more expensive, making care for the uninsured more unattainable.

Democrats Consider Bypassing G.O.P. on Health Care Plan: Democrats are tempted to use their political muscle to speed passage of health care legislation with minimal concessions to the Republican minority.

As always, please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns, or to discuss any of these issues.

Regards,
Erick Eiting, MD, MPH
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