AMGA accepts Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) today delivered its initial comments regarding the much anticipated decision from the Supreme Court of the United States on the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (ACA).

"For decades, AMGA members have been leaders in the use of care coordination and evidence-based, team-based medicine, which are the core elements of accountable care. Our members are distinguished for being innovative and providing patient-centered medical care," said Donald W. Fisher, PhD, CAE, president and chief executive officer of AMGA. "AMGA and its members will continue to focus on efforts to deliver the right care at the right time for patients, in the most cost-effective manner currently available."

By way of background, AMGA has been instrumental in the development and advancement of commercial and federal accountable care organizations (ACOs), in addition to lobbying aggressively for the provision's inclusion in both the ACA and the Republican alternatives. And in the regulatory arena, the Association's efforts were instrumental in ensuring that the final federal regulations would help encourage broader receptivity by the physician community.

Concluding, Dr. Fisher added, "AMGA accepts today's ruling, and we would encourage federal policymakers to remember that delivery system reform is not dependent on any single piece of legislation, but rather the continuing efforts of patient-centered organizations beyond the Beltway that are making healthcare advancements day-in and day-out. We need to support and foster them, and we remain hopeful that the dialogue can now shift to this necessary debate."

Source American Medical Group Association