Physicians for Responsible Negotiation, the AMA sponsored union, will no longer receive funding through the parent organization. Citing "future operations projections," the American Medical Association has not been impressed with the ability of the union to bring in sufficient membership and dues. The union continues to lose money. The money could be reinstated at a meeting in June in Chicago. Other sources of funding may be sought as well.
See "AMA Stops Funding Its Union", Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune, May 8, 2002