It is the policy of the AMA (1) to continue efforts to have the insurance industry be more responsive to the concerns of physicians, including collective negotiations with physicians and their representatives regarding delivery of medical care;

(2) to continue efforts to have the insurance industry be more responsive to the concerns of physicians and their representatives regarding reasonable requests for appropriate information and data;

(3) to analyze proposed amendments to the McCarran-Ferguson Act to determine whether they will increase physicians' ability to deal with insurance companies, or increase appropriate scrutiny of insurance industry practices by the courts; and

(4) to continue to monitor closely and support appropriate legislation to accomplish the above objectives. (BOT Rep. DD, I-91; Reaffirmed: Res. 213, I-98; Reaffirmation A-00)