Committees and Councils

This integral involvement in national policy formulation provides AMGA with the knowledge and expertise to intervene effectively when necessary, to better serve members in an advisory capacity, and to draw on members’ experience when developing AMGA positions reflective of their needs and political realities. Political Affairs’ staff consult frequently with the AMGA Public Policy Committee and the Council of Attorneys, as well as the AMGA Board and other interested members, regarding political developments and AMGA positioning. Members’ valued expertise is a significant asset to AMGA staff, on this committee as well as on others dedicated to specific issues.

In addition, AMGA is an active member of several coalitions and ad hoc groups of health care organizations formed to address specific issue areas. In such groups, AMGA represents the perspective of medical group practices, assuring that members’ views are addressed and that policy stands are not detrimental to AMGA members’ interests.

Public Policy Committee
The Public Policy Committee (PPC) has a critical role in determining AMGA’s federal legislative and regulatory direction by helping identify, and determine the impact of, key issues for AMGA members. These 12 member representatives speak for the diverse AMGA membership as they provide recommendations to the Board and identify the AMGA annual priority issues for advocacy efforts. AMGA also relies on PPC members to amplify its representational voice, as well as provide valuable data and supportive information to buttress issue advocacy before agencies and Congress.

Council of Medical Group Practice Attorneys
The Council of Attorneys was formed in 1995 to facilitate the exchange of information among the legal representatives of the nation’s leading medical groups with regard to legal and regulatory issues facing group practices. The COA conferences provide an opportunity for these attorneys to share with their peers their responses to professional challenges in an informal collegial environment. The informational and educational opportunities continue beyond these conferences, as documents and information are shared for evaluation and critique among COA members throughout the year. In addition to enhancing these attorneys’ information resources, the COA also serves AMGA and its policy staff in an advisory role on legal and legislative issues of importance, and to enhance advocacy efforts.

Council of Compliance Officers 
The Council of Compliance Officers assists those charged with assuring that the most prestigious medical group practices are prepared for the evolving challenges in professional, legal and regulatory compliance. Through this forum, these professionals obtain information and education to keep them knowledgeable of current developments and prepared for the future. By meeting and communicating with their peers, they exchange valuable insights, explore new applications, and consider implementation strategies to meet demanding mandates. AMGA sponsors opportunities throughout the year for medical group compliance officers to meet, as well as have continual availability of inter-group communication and new information on latest developments.

Medicare Advantage
The AMGA’s Medicare Advantage ad hoc committee is composed of representatives of AMGA members who offer capitated health care services. Not only does this highly knowledgeable group direct AMGA advocacy efforts to its issues of greatest concern, it also provides AMGA with supportive data to enhance AMGA’s persuasive capability before Congress and Federal agencies. Formation of ad hoc advisory groups such as this exemplifies AMGA’s mission of providing knowledgeable, effective representation of its diverse membership’s concerns.

Pension Committee
Organization of the AMGA’s Ad Hoc Pension Committee well-illustrates AMGA’s prompt response to membership issues. During Congressional hearings on revision of the benchmark for pension contributions, AMGA brought a group of AMGA member representatives to a meeting with Treasury Department officials to discuss healthcare employers’ concerns with certain reform options. This informal working group of AMGA members will work with the Treasury Department as develops regulations that direct changes beneficial to AMGA members.

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