Dutch Rojas(@DutchRojas):Something is happening to the American Medical Association. Congress is FINALLY investigating its CPT monopoly. The Trump administration is questioning whether the federal government should keep using it. A new federal lawsuit wants to rip the copyright away and publish CPT for free. And physicians all over X are suddenly asking the question the AMA never wanted them to ask: Why does a private trade association own the language the federal government requires American healthcare to use? Now comes the fun part. Because when Senator Bill Cassidy asked the AMA what this monopoly costs, they told him: $18.50. He checked.

2026.08.30 14:27

Something is happening to the American Medical Association. Congress is FINALLY investigating its CPT monopoly. The Trump administration is questioning whether the federal government should keep using it. A new federal lawsuit wants to rip the copyright away and publish CPT for free. And physicians all over X are suddenly asking the question the AMA never wanted them to ask: Why does a private trade association own the language the federal government requires American healthcare to use? Now comes the fun part. Because when Senator Bill Cassidy asked the AMA what this monopoly costs, they told him: $18.50. He checked.