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AMA Defends Committee That Helps CMS Set Physician Payments

The proposed rule for the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule seeks suggestions to replace the AMA committee that assesses the resources necessary for physicians to provide high-quality services. The leader ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Debate Arises Over Physician Committee That Recommends Medicare Payments

A physician committee that recommends Medicare payments for physicians each year has provoked debate about its control of taxpayer dollars, according to a California Healthline report. The Specialty ...
KOIN 6

National physicians committee pressures OHSU to end animal testing

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A national physicians group is denouncing Oregon Health and Science University’s use of live animals for medical training. More than 500 members of the Physicians Committee for ...
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Physicians committee applauds FDA commissioner Makary’s leadership on phasing out animal testing in favor of human-relevant methods

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit that advocates for nonanimal science, is applauding the new commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Marty ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Do you want fries with that surgery? Committee calls out healthcare facilities serving fast food

A healthcare facility is likely one of the last places you would expect to serve fast food, but many have contracts with fast food companies to serve patients, staff and visitors, according to the ...