
Here is the email I recently received from the AMA:
From: AMA Membership Group
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 5:35 PM
To: XXXXXX
Subject: AMA membership for half the dues
Attention please: Activate your membership today.
Dear Dr. Davant,
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 5:35 PM
To: XXXXXX
Subject: AMA membership for half the dues
Attention please: Activate your membership today.
Dear Dr. Davant,
You can access all the member benefits for half the dues.
AMA membership benefits total over $1,000 in value for practical resources you use regularly.
AMA membership benefits total over $1,000 in value for practical resources you use regularly.
Free print subscription to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), and 9 specialty Archives Journals online with free CME. Valued at $180 per journal.
Live assistance with practice management issues.
Free inquiries for CPT® coding (6 yearly), plus free lookups and references. Valued at $680.
Model contract agreements to help you negotiate with confidence during career transitions.
Activate your 2011 membership online today: http://www.ourAMA.org/CharlesDavantIIIMD or call (800) 262-3211
Getting desperate, aren't they. I passed last year and will again this year. As best I can tell, my dues have not gotten me an extra nickel--indeed, with the AMA rolling over for the health care bill without tort reform, SGR fix, and so on this bunch has only cost me money.