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May 13, 2002
AMA Drops Funding for Doctors' Union
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Dr. Mark Fox, president of the union, Physicians for Responsible Negotiation, told the Associated Press on Thursday that the AMA board's move was unexpected and "has really cut the legs off the organization."
"Since the AMA has been our sole source of funding, at this point, it puts us in a bind," Fox said. He said the union's money would probably run out this summer.
But the union isn't going down without a fight.
Medical societies in several states have drafted resolutions seeking to overturn the board decision. The union's ultimate fate could be determined at the AMA's annual meeting next month, according to the AP.
The AMA formed PRN in 1999 to help give doctors more leverage against managed care; the union is against strikes, however. It has more than 200 individual members and about a dozen group members.
Its success has been mixed, however, and two key organizing efforts involving residents at a suburban Chicago hospital and a group of New Jersey doctors have stalled.
The board vote came April 18 with no explanation, said Fox, who speculated that it stems from the AMA's own financial woes.
Dr. J. Edward Hill, the AMA board of trustees' chairman-elect, said the rejection was based on PRN's uncertain future, suggesting the board doubted the union's ability to repay a loan. He described the AMA's own finances as stable.
To read an Associated Press article, via NJ.com, click here.
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