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American Medical Association
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum.

American Medical Association

founded 1847
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The AMA is a professional association and lobbying group founded in 1847 to “promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.” In 1961, the AMA opposed legislation that would have established Medicare and launched an ad campaign against governmental health insurance.
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