| | American Medical Association (AMA) letter to Congress voices opposition to extension of 18-month moratorium on physician referrals to specialty hospitals | | | | June 10, 2005 On April 22nd, 2005 the American Medical Association (AMA) sent letters to the Speaker of the House J. Dennis Hastert and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, expressing support for physician-owned specialty hospitals and opposition to an extension of the 18-month moratorium on physician referrals to specialty hospitals, which was imposed by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA). Document Download: Letter to Rep. Hastert Letter to Sen. Frist | | |