Canadian Medical Association
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The '''Canadian Medical Association''' (CMA), with more than 65,000 members, is the largest association of [[Medical doctor|doctor]]s in [[Canada]] and works to represent their interests nationally. It formed in [[1867]], three months after [[Canadian Confederation|Confederation]]. The CMA publishes the [[Canadian Medical Association Journal]] (CMAJ) and through accreditation of educational programs works to ensure national standards in health care.
The CMA was also the driving force behind the creation of the Registered Retirement Savings Plan in 1957. Today its financial arm, MD Management, administers more than $25 billion for CMA members and their families. Perhaps the most controversial profit-making business owned and operated by the CMA is the Practice Solutions brand created in 2005 that claims to offer end-to-end technology and practice management services to its members. It is the only professional association in the world to have enjoyed such success.
It claims to represent the interests of patients nationally and actively lobbies the [[Canadian government]] on [[public health]] issues.<ref name="cma_oph">CMA. [http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/3428/la_id/1.htm CMA Office for public health]. Accessed: 4 September 2005.</ref>
In the past, the CMA strongly supported the current [[Medicare (Canada)|single payer health care system]]. But, this recently changed with the CMA's support of private health insurance, following the recent [[Supreme Court of Canada]] ruling on [[Chaoulli v. Quebec (Attorney General)|Chaoulli and Quebec]].<ref name="sibbald">Sibbald B. CMA supports private health insurance. [[CMAJ]]. 2005 Aug 18; PMID 16109752 [http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.051035v1.pdf Full Text]</ref>
==See also==
* [[Canadian Medical Protective Association]]
* [[List of Canadian organizations with royal patronage]]
===Provincial medical associations===
* [[Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association (NLMA)]]
* [[Ontario Medical Association]]
==External links==
* [http://www.cma.ca Canadian Medical Association]
* [http://www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/44413/la_id/1.htm About the Canadian Medical Association]
* [http://www.cmaj.ca/ Canadian Medical Association Journal]
* [http://www.mdm.ca MD Management] - The CMA's investment and insurance company.
* [https://www.mydoctor.ca/patient/welcome.do mydoctor.ca Health Portal]
==References==
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[[Category:Canadian medical associations]]
[[Category:Healthcare in Canada]]
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[[Category:Organizations based in Canada with royal patronage]]
[[fr:Association médicale canadienne]]