4sight Health November 20, 2024
There are certain lines you don’t cross, even when you point the finger at another healthcare industry sector for high costs, limited access and poor quality. There is an unspoken agreement — among sectors, trade associations and lobbyists — that you’ll only shove the knife in so far lest they come after you with an even bigger knife.
The American Medical Association (AMA) may have violated the gentleman’s agreement that’s kept the status quo and incumbent healthcare organizations in power for so long.
Earlier this month, the AMA’s House of Delegates, which is the association’s policy-making body, called for greater regulatory oversight of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems to ensure they’re meeting their community benefit obligations to justify their tax-exempt...