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The AMA has achieved recent wins in 5 critical areas for physicians.

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Scope of Practice

Patients deserve care led by physicians—the most highly educated, trained and skilled health care professionals. Through research, advocacy and education, the AMA vigorously defends the practice of medicine against scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety.

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Scope of practice: Education matters

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Learning Collaborative: Reducing Administrative Burden

This AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Learning Collaborative will guide participants through strategies to reduce physician administrative burden in ambulatory medical practices and processes to facilitate change. 

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New Hampshire’s governor is the latest to veto legislation to let optometrists perform complex eye surgeries. Find out why.

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How do states oversee medical spas on ownership, licensure or scope of practice? Research shows that most do very little. Learn what needs to change.

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April 3, 2026: State Advocacy Update

New Hampshire governor vetoes HB 349, protecting patient safety in eye surgery, and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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