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AMA HAILS HOUSE PASSAGE OF HEALTH REFORM BILL (H.R. 3962)
Calls for Swift Passage of H.R. 3961 to Secure the Stability of Medicare
"The AMA hails the passage of the House health reform bill, which will help improve the health system for patients and physicians and calls for swift passage of H.R. 3961 to secure the stability of the Medicare program."
J. James Rohack, M.D

MGMA comments on passage of H.R. 3962
"The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is pleased that the House has voted favorably on H.R. 3962 (The Affordable Health Care for America Act) and we look forward to its rapid action on the companion bill, H.R. 3961, which will eliminate the 21.2 percent reduction in Medicare physician payments otherwise scheduled to occur on Jan. 1, 2010."
William F. Jessee, MD, FACMPE

U.S. House Passes Health Care Reform Bill
Protects what works - Fixes what is broken - Guarantees affordable coverage
Nashville-Even though the Senate must now pass its own bill, and a conference committee made up of House and Senate members must combine the House and the Senate bills into one bill, tonight's action by the U.S. House is an important step forward. Tonight's bill passage will protect employer based coverage for 3,692,000 Tennesseans.