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Council on Medical Service

JAMA. 1983;249(14):1864-1868.

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IN DECEMBER 1981, the House adopted Report N of the Council on Medical Service (I-81). The report provided a working definition of competition and described in general terms the sources and effects of increasing competition facing physicians.

In particular, the report indicated the American Medical Association's recognition of the importance of competition in promoting cost-effectiveness in the delivery of care, but emphasized that competition in medical practice must be properly balanced with safeguards to ensure that quality of and access to care are maintained. The Association, therefore, supports a medical practice environment that:

• allows the number of physicians to be determined insofar as possible by market forces, but opposes unrestricted entry into practice by unqualified providers,
  
• increases price-consciousness among consumers,
  
• promotes cost-consciousness among physicians, and
  
• improves the accessibility of information for physicians and consumers.
  

Author Affiliations
From the Council on Medical Service, American Medical Association, Chicago.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to Council on Medical Service, American Medical Association, 535 N Dearborn St, Chicago, IL 60610 (Mr Griffin).

This report was approved by the AMA House of Delegates in December 1982 in Miami Beach, Fla.

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