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Sharfstein's report in the magazine's January 6 issue said the American Medical Political Action Committee (AMPAC) contributed approximately $4,500 more to political candidates who opposed the AMA's positions on promoting tobacco exports, controlling the proliferation of handguns and eliminating federal restrictions on abortion counseling...
...AMA has taken important stands on certain public health issues and the AMA's political action committee gives more money, on average, to representatives who have voted against the AMA's own public health positions," Sharfstein said yesterday...
Sharfstein, who wrote the study with his father, Dr. Steven S. Sharfstein, said, "It is important for the AMA to articulate to physicians and the public the reasons behind their contributions...
...AMPAC is advancing the AMA's economic agenda while undermining their public health agenda," Sharfstein said...
...AMA Executive Vice President James S. Todd said in a statement that although the "findings are interesting," no definitive conclusions can be drawn because the study was not broad enough...