The AMA wrote a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) Dec. 1 concerning the Senate's proposed health system reform bill. The bill--in the form of a substitute amendment to H.R. 3590, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act"--represents a melding of previous proposals reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Senate Finance Committee. In the letter, the AMA does not make a formal statement of support or opposition to the legislation in its current form. Given that Senate floor consideration is expected to last several weeks and the legislation will be amended, the AMA is reserving judgment on final passage of the Senate bill until later in the debate.
The AMA also released today a handy point by point comparison of the Senate and House health care reform bills along with AMA commentary on the major provisions.
Read the letter here and the AMA comparison of the Senate and House health care reform bills here.
