Delegates
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Alternate Delegates
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W. Jeff Terry, MD, Chairman
Suite 100
101 Memorial Hospital Drive
Mobile, AL 36608
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Allan R. Goldstein, MD
Suite 270
880 Montclair Road
Birmingham, AL 35213
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Jorge Alsip, MD
521 19th Street South
GSB General Services Bldg.
Birmingham, AL 35233
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Michael T. Flanagan MD
1118 Ross Clark Circle
Dothan, AL 36301
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Richard H. Esham, MD
Medical Director, CPSI
2354 Park Place
Mobile, AL 36605
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Melissa Behringer, MD
Suite A
301 Governors Drive SW
Huntsville, AL 35801
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| William E. Lievens, MD |
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Report of the Alabama Delegation to the American Medical Association Annual Meeting
June 16-20, 2012
Representing the Medical Association of the State of Alabama at the Annual Meeting of the AMA’s House of Delegates, June 16-20, 2012, were delegates Drs. Jeff Terry (Mobile), chairman; Jorge Alsip (Daphne); Richard Esham (Mobile); and alternate-delegates Drs. Allan Goldstein (Birmingham), vice-chairman; Melissa Behringer (Huntsville); and Michael Flanagan (Dothan). MASA Board Chairman, George “Buddy” Smith, Jr., MD (Lineville), and MASA President, T. Michael Harrington, MD, (Birmingham) also served. Dr. Goldstein served on the reference committee dealing with AMA Finance and Governance. Dr. Esham continued to represent the Alabama Delegation in the Senior Physician Group.
Representing MASA at the Young Physicians Section were Drs. Elizabeth Jacobson (Hoover) and Beverly Jordan (Enterprise). Resident/Fellow Section representatives were Drs. Trista Marshall (UAB) and Jeremy Moore (USA).
MASA General Counsel, Les Hayes, continued his term on the Executive Committee of the AMA Litigation Center. The Litigation Center is represented by all 50 state medical associations, the District of Columbia and the AMA. It provides research and support for its member organizations on issues such as scope of practice and medical staff due process.
Note: MASA’s delegation to the AMA was reduced to three delegates and alternates from its previous five.
Fewer delegates and alternates reduce MASA’s ability to represent the physicians of Alabama in this national forum. MASA members who are not members of the AMA are asked to reconsider their decisions to stay on the sidelines with the multitude of challenges facing the medical profession at this time. To join, visit the AMA website.
Matters of particular interest to MASA and Alabama physicians
Medicaid Financing Reform
Maintaining Mental Health Services by States
Third Party Payer Quantity Limits
Medicare Financing Options
Medicare Records Retention and Overpayment Recoupment
Time Limits for Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Reviews
Pharmacists Prescribing
Physician Payment Sunshine Act
Amendment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Maintenance of Licensure/Maintenance of Certification
Interstate License Portability (Volunteer Physicians)
Taxes on Beverages with Added Sweeteners
Physicians in Physician Wellness Programs
Screening Mammography
Recommendations of the USPSTF (U.S. Preventive Services Task Force)
National Drug Shortages
Medicaid Patient-Centered Medical Home Models
Transparency in Recruiting and Marketing Techniques for Young Physicians
Issue Updates
Medicare Patient Empowerment Act
Stop Implementation of ICD-10
AMA's New Strategic Plan
Tobacco Issues
Should any member have questions or desire more detailed information about the issues mentioned above, please contact Cary Kuhlmann, executive director of MASA.