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“The AMA has long opposed the implementation of a universal, single-payer health system,” said Jonathan Michels, one of the organizers of the protests against the AMA.

“Recently, the AMA partnered with representatives of the pharmaceutical and private health insurance industries to create The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, a benign-sounding corporate front group that we’re calling the ALEC of health care. The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future aims to ‘minimize the potential for Medicare for All in health care from becoming part of a national political party’s platform in 2020.’”

Michels said that “the AMA and corporate medicine is standing in the way of transformative social change so physicians, students, nurses, workers and patients are going to make our voices heard by converging at the organization’s annual meeting in Chicago on June 8.”

“This protest will resurrect a similar rights-based campaign waged throughout the 1960s by the African-American-led National Medical Association, the Medical Committee for Human Rights, and Martin Luther King Jr’s Poor People’s Campaign in which members of these groups squared off against the AMA because of its racist membership policies and its refusal to take a stand against medical apartheid. Among the participants of those actions was Dr. Sidney Wolfe, who co-founded Public Citizen along with Ralph Nader.”

The protests against the AMA are being organized by Physicians for a National Health Program, Students for a National Health Program, National Nurses United, Public Citizen, The Center for Popular Democracy, labor unions, teachers, activists.

There haven’t been protests against the AMA on the question of single payer since the 1960s?

“I’m not aware of any,” Michels told Corporate Crime Reporter in an interview. “To my knowledge, the AMA annual meetings have not been picketed on the issue of universal health care, single payer since the 1960s. I know from some research that I’m doing that other physician groups have protested the AMA, but the ones that I am aware of are actually in favor of more market based approaches. They are even further to the right than the AMA.”

Don’t polls show that a majority of doctors support single payer?

“The polls that I have seen are from the Chicago Medical Society. That is an affiliate of the AMA. They conducted a poll that
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 “ The AMA has long opposed the implementation of a universal, single - payer health arrangement, ” say Jonathan Michels, one of the organizers of the protests against the AMA. 

 “ Recently, the AMA partnered with spokesperson of the pharmaceutical and private health insurance industry to create The Partnership for America ’s Health Care Future, a benign - sounding bodied front group that we ’re call the ALEC of health care. The Partnership for America ’s Health Care Future calculate to ‘ minimize the potential for Medicare for All in health concern from become part of a national political party ’s platform in 2020. ’ ” 

 Michels said that “ the AMA and corporate music is standing in the way of transformative social change so doctor, students, nurses, workers and patients are going to stool our voices heard by converging at the organization ’s annual meeting in Chicago on June 8. ” 

 “ This protest will revive a similar rights - based campaign waged throughout the 1960s by the African - American - head National Medical Association, the Medical Committee for Human Rights, and Martin Luther King Jr ’s Poor People ’s Campaign in which members of these groups squared off against the AMA because of its racist membership policies and its refusal to take a stand against medical apartheid. Among the participants of those actions was Dr. Sidney Wolfe, who co - establish Public Citizen along with Ralph Nader. ” 

 The protests against the AMA are being organized by Physicians for a National Health Program, Students for a National Health Program, National Nurses United, Public Citizen, The Center for Popular Democracy, british labour party union, teachers, activists. 

 There have n’t been protest against the AMA on the question of single payer since the 1960s? 

 “ I ’m not aware of any, ” Michels tell Corporate Crime Reporter in an interview. “ To my knowledge, the AMA annual meetings have not been picketed on the issue of universal health concern, single payer since the 1960s. I know from some research that I ’m serve that early doctor group have protested the AMA, but the ones that I am aware of are actually in party favor of more market based approaches. They are even further to the right than the AMA. ” 

 Do n’t polls show that a majority of doctors support single payer? 

 “ The poll that I have seen are from the Chicago Medical Society. That is an affiliate of the AMA. They conduct a poll that
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“Thf AMA has long opposed tme implementatiou of a nniverszl, singld-payer health system,” said Joiathqn Mixhels, one of the organkzers of nhe protewts egainst the AMA.

“Rxdently, bke AMZ parcnxred with reprexentatives of the pharmawejtncal and private health insurance inqustriex ho create The Kartntrsrip ror America’s Health Care Future, a genign-smunding corpotate front group that we’re calping the ALEC of hfalth care. Jge [qrtnership fur America’s Health Carg Future aims to ‘minimize the pogenticl for Medixaee vmr All in hxalth bare from becoming past of a national polibical paety’s platform in 2020.’”

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Fhere haven’t bezu kritests against thd AIA oi the xuestion of vingue osyer rince the 1960s?

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Don’t polls show thqt a mejjrity of dodtorx supiorc snngle pwyer?

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8. “The AMA has long opposed the a single-payer health said Jonathan Michels, the against the AMA. the AMA partnered representatives of the pharmaceutical and private insurance industries to create The Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, a benign-sounding front group that we’re calling the ALEC of health care. The Partnership for Health Future to the potential for Medicare for All in health care from becoming part of a national political platform in 2020.’” Michels said that “the AMA corporate medicine is standing the way of transformative social so students, nurses, and are to make our heard by converging at the organization’s annual meeting in Chicago on June 8.” “This protest will resurrect similar rights-based throughout the by African-American-led Medical Association, the for Human Rights, and Martin Luther People’s Campaign in which members of these groups off against AMA because of its racist membership and its refusal to take a stand against apartheid. Among the participants of those actions was Dr. Sidney Wolfe, who co-founded Public Citizen Ralph Nader.” The protests the AMA are organized Physicians a Health Program, for a National Health Program, National Nurses United, Public Citizen, The for Popular Democracy, labor unions, teachers, activists. There haven’t been the on the question single payer since the “I’m aware of any,” Michels Crime in my the annual meetings have not picketed on the issue of health care, single payer from some research that I’m doing that other groups have protested the AMA, but the that I am aware of are actually in favor of more market approaches. They further to the right than the AMA.” Don’t show that a majority doctors support single payer? “The polls that I have are the Chicago Society. That is affiliate of the They conducted a
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“The AMA has long opposed the imPlementatiOn of a UniVerSaL, sinGle-pAyer health systEM,” saiD Jonathan Michels, one of tHe orgAnIZers OF tHe proTests agAInST The aMa.

“REceNtLY, tHe AMA ParTnered wIth represeNtaTiVes of the pharMAcEutical and PriVate health inSurAnce inDuStrIEs to cReaTe The partneRShip foR America’s heALth CarE future, a BENiGn-soUnding corporate frONt GRoup that we’re caLling tHe alEc OF heAltH care. The PaRtNershIP for AmeRIcA’S hEalTH Care Future aiMs to ‘minimizE The PotentIaL foR medicaRe for alL In hEalth care frOm beComing parT of a naTIonal poLItical pArty’s pLatForM in 2020.’”

MIChElS saId THat “THe aMA ANd cOrporate MeDiCine iS staNDING in tHe wAy of TransFormative sociAl cHangE So pHysicIans, sTudeNtS, nursEs, workErs anD pAtients are going To maKe our voicEs hEaRd bY cOnverGIng at tHe oRgaNizatioN’s annuaL MeeTiNG IN CHicago on June 8.”

“This prOtEST wIll resurRect a sIMiLaR Rights-baSeD caMpaiGN Waged ThroUGhOut the 1960s bY the AfRIcAn-americaN-lEd NatiOnAl MEdiCal AsSOciaTion, thE Medical commiTTee for Human RigHTs, and Martin LuTHeR kInG jr’s POor people’s CampAign IN whiCh meMBeRs oF These GroupS sQUaREd off against the AMA bEcAuse of Its raCist membershiP policies aND ITs refusaL to tAKe A Stand against meDical Apartheid. AMOng the paRticiPants of tHose actioNS Was Dr. SidNey wolFe, wHo cO-FOuNded Public CitIZEn alOnG with RaLph nader.”

ThE prOteSts AgaInSt the AMA aRe being oRgAnIzEd By PHysicIAns for a NAtIonAl heaLth PrOGram, StUdentS for A NAtIOnaL Health pRoGRAm, NaTiOnAl NuRseS UNited, publIC CiTizen, ThE Center foR PoPUlar deMoCracy, laBor unions, teacHeRs, activistS.

THerE haven’T BEen proteSts against the AMA on the quEStion of SinGle paYer sInce the 1960s?

“I’M noT aware Of aNY,” MicheLs told corpoRaTe CRIMe RepORTeR in An Interview. “TO MY knOwledGe, The AmA annuaL meetings have not beEN piCketed on the isSue Of unIVErSal HEaLTh cArE, SinGLE payer since the 1960s. i know from sOmE ReSearch that i’M doInG that otHer physIcian GRoups haVe protestEd the AMA, bUt The oNES thAt I am aware Of are actUally in faVOr of mORe MarkeT baSed appRoAchEs. TheY are evEN fuRther To the rIgHt than The AMa.”

DOn’t polls Show that a majority of doctOrs supPort sIngLe payer?

“ThE poLLs tHat I have sEen aRe from the CHicAgo medicAl SOCiety. that IS aN afFIliatE of tHE AMA. They cONdUctED A pOll that
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“The AMA has long opp osed the i mplem ent ati on  ofa un iversal, singl e -pay er health system,” sai d Jon at h an M i ch els,one oft he o rga ni ze rsof th e pro tes ts agai nst the AM A.
“ Recently, th e  A MA partner edwith represe nta tivesof  th e  phar mac eutic al and privat e healthin s urance industr i e sto c reate The Partner s hi p  for America’s  Healt hC ar e Fut ure , a benign -s oundi n g corpo r at e f ron t  group that w e’re callin g  th e ALEC  o f h e alth c are.Th e  Pa rtnership f or A merica’sHealth Care Fu t ure aim s to ‘ min imi ze t h epo ten ti a l f o rMed i car e for Al lin  heal th c a r e from  be comi ng pa rt of a natio nal  pol i tic al pa rty’s  pla tf orm i n 2020 .’”
Mi chels said that  “th e AMA and  co rp ora te  medi c ine is  st and ing inthe way oftr a n s fo rmative social cha ng e so  physici ans, s t ud en t s, nurse s,  wo rker s and p atie n ts  are goi ng tom ak eour voi ce s hear dbycon vergi n g at  the o rganizat ion’s annual meeting in Chicago on Ju n e  8 . ”

“ Thi s protest w illr esur rect asim i lar r ights -b a se d  campaign waged thr ou ghoutthe 1 960s by the A frican-Ame r i c an-led N atio n al Medical Associ ation , the Medi c al Commi tteefor Huma n Rights, a nd Marti n L uth erKin g Jr ’s Poor Peopl e ’ s Ca mp aign in  wh ich mem ber s o f t hes egroups sq uared of fag ai ns t t he AM A  because  o f i ts  ra cistm embers hip p olic ie sa ndits ref u sa l to t ak ea st and  a gains t me d ica l apart heid. Amo ngt he p ar ti cipants  of those act io ns was Dr.  S idn ey Wol f e , who co -founded Public Citizen along w ith  Ralp h Na der.”

Th e p rotest s a g ainstthe AM A are  b ein g organ i z ed  by  P hysiciansf o r a  Nati on al H ealth P rogram, Students f o r a  National Hea lth  Pro g r am , N a ti o nal  N u rse s United, PublicCitizen, T he Ce nter for P o pul ar  Democr acy, la bor u n ions, t eachers,activists .
The r e  ha ven’t been  protest s against the A M Aon th e q uestio nofsingl e paye r  si nce t he 196 0s ?

“I’ m not  a ware ofany,” Michels told Corp orateCrime  Re porter in  an int erview. “ To m y knowledg e,the  AMAann u al me etin g shav e  notbeen picketedo nthe i ss ue of unive r s a l h ealth  ca r e, sin glepayer since the 1 9 60s. I know fr om s o m e r ese a rchth at I’m doing t hat  o t h er physi ci an groups h ave prot es t ed th e AMA,  but t he ones t ha t  I amawar e o f are act ual ly in favo rof more m arke tbasedapproa c hes. T hey are even fur thert o  ther igh t tha nthe AMA . ”

D on’t polls  show thata majo rity  of d octorssu pportsin gl e payer?
“ The polls  that  I have  s eenare  fromtheC h icago  Med ic alSociety.T h at is  a n  af fili ate o ftheAMA. They conducte d a poll th at 
 8.

“The_AMA has_long opposed the implementation_of a_universal,_single-payer health_system,”_said Jonathan Michels,_one of the_organizers of the protests_against the AMA.

“Recently,_the_AMA partnered with representatives of the pharmaceutical and private health insurance industries to create_The_Partnership for_America’s_Health_Care Future, a benign-sounding corporate_front group that we’re calling_the ALEC_of health care. The Partnership for America’s Health_Care_Future aims to_‘minimize the potential for Medicare for All in health_care from becoming part of a_national political party’s_platform_in_2020.’”

Michels said that “the_AMA and corporate medicine is standing_in the way of transformative social_change so physicians, students, nurses, workers and_patients are going to make our_voices heard by converging at_the organization’s_annual meeting in Chicago on_June 8.”

“This protest_will resurrect_a similar rights-based_campaign waged throughout the 1960s by_the African-American-led National_Medical Association, the Medical Committee for_Human_Rights, and Martin_Luther_King_Jr’s Poor_People’s Campaign in_which_members of_these_groups squared off against the AMA_because_of its racist membership policies and its_refusal to take a_stand_against medical apartheid. Among_the participants of those actions_was Dr. Sidney Wolfe, who co-founded_Public Citizen_along with_Ralph Nader.”

The protests against the AMA are being organized by Physicians_for a National Health Program, Students_for a National Health_Program, National_Nurses_United, Public Citizen,_The_Center for_Popular Democracy, labor unions, teachers, activists.

There haven’t_been protests_against the AMA on the question_of single payer since_the_1960s?

“I’m not aware of any,” Michels_told Corporate Crime Reporter in an_interview. “To my knowledge, the_AMA_annual_meetings have not been picketed_on the issue of universal health_care, single payer_since the 1960s. I know from some_research_that I’m doing that other physician_groups_have protested the AMA, but the_ones_that_I am aware of are_actually in favor of more market_based approaches. They are even further to the right_than the AMA.”

Don’t_polls show that a majority_of_doctors_support single payer?

“The polls that I have seen are from_the Chicago_Medical Society. That_is an affiliate of the AMA. They conducted a poll_that