AMA Reverses Position, Says Open To Government-Funded Insurance

AMA Reverses Position, Says Open To Government-Funded Insurance

(CNN) -- The new president of the American Medical Association, which represents the interests of the nation's doctors, said Wednesday the group is open to a government-funded health insurance option for people without coverage.

Dr. J. James Rohack told CNN that the AMA supports an "American model" that includes both "a private system and a public system, working together."

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