AMA House of Delegates Welcomes President Barack Obama

Rheumatology has a voice on policy: The ACR has a place in the AMA House of Delegates, which is the policy-making body of the AMA.
Rheumatology is represented in CPT discussions: The ACR has a voice as CPT codes are being developed and modified. Without a seat, the ACR has no role in CPT discussions and changes.
Rheumatology is represented in reimbursement discussions: The ACR has a seat on the Relative Value Scale Update Committee, which makes recommendations to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding reimbursement for CPT codes.
Rheumatologists become advocates: The AMA has the strongest lobby for organized medicine.

With approximately 250,000 members, the AMA is the largest association of physicians in the United States. Among medical societies, its voice is the loudest, its visibility the greatest, and its influence over medical issues the largest. Allow the voice of rheumatology to be heard on CPT issues, in the Relative Value Scale Update Committee, in the House of Delegates, and on federal issues. For an application to join AMA, visit the AMA Web site at www.ama-assn.org.

There is a saying that if the American Medical Association (AMA) did not exist, we would have to invent it. That is just what Dr. Nathan S. Davis did back in 1845 when he called for a national medical convention and laid the foundation for the establishment of the AMA in 1847. This new group would…

Without your help, ACR will lose its clout at the AMA

Join the AMA. Don’t join because you agree with everything the AMA does. Join so we, as rheumatologists, will continue to have a voice and make a difference.

As the result of years of coalition work with partners at the AMA, the ACR recently celebrated a major advocacy win when the FTC announced an investigation of PBM business practices. Join or renew your AMA membership before Sept. 1 so the ACR can keep delegate seats to drive action within the AMA.

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