The American Medical Association has dropped out of a coalition formed to fight the "Medicare For All" plan championed by some of the Democratic presidential candidates, although it still maintains its oppositional stance, POLITICO and multiple other news outlets report.

The Partnership for America's Health Care Future still boasts numerous other health care industry members, including associations like the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and the Federation of American Hospitals.

In June, the AMA said it had "reaffirmed its commitment … to covering the uninsured by supporting critical improvements to the Affordable Care Act (ACA)" through a vote by delegates at its annual meeting, although a move to ditch that position and support Medicare For All instead was reportedly close. The group said, "An improved ACA would emphasize providing coverage to the uninsured population, rather than upending the health insurance coverage of most Americans, including the more than 156 million enrolled in employer-sponsored coverage."

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