The president of the American Medical Association, Dr. Nancy Nielsen, was already quite busy before taking on her new role: The Buffalo, New York, native is a mother of five, a practicing physician, and a medical school dean. Elected president last month, Dr. Nielsen is charged with articulating the positions of the AMA, which has more than 240,000 physician members. Among the association’s most recent efforts was a successful battle to urge Congress to halt a 10.6% reduction in Medicare fees for physicians. She also believes that there is a crisis situation regarding physician shortages nationwide. “One of the big problems is not unique to New York. We have a tremendous need for primary care physicians. It’s because of the way that reimbursement is structured, because primary care is not reimbursed adequately for what is being done. In my own location of Buffalo, we’ve just been through a wrenching situation because of the hospital closings and mergers that were ordered. It has not been easy, but the right things have been done.”
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