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AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians-Advocacy
AMA advocacy efforts: Population care and health disparities
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May 27, 2022: National Advocacy Update

AMA statement on Texas school shooting and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

Learning the painful lessons taught by 1 million lives lost

Physicians mourn this unfathomable loss, and we are committed to ensuring the nation’s public health system emerges stronger from this crisis.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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Why doctors are saying good riddance to the ACA’s “family glitch”

The AMA has long called for eliminating the “family glitch” in the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It’s just one step to improving the ACA for patients.

Access to Care
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Elevating your voice, and medicine, for 175 years and counting

In 1847, the AMA set a high bar with the Code of Medical Ethics. Each day, we promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.

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AMA advocacy helps score 3 significant wins for patients

Physician advocacy yields action to extend health insurance coverage, remove barriers to appropriate pain care and improve maternal health.

Access to Care
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 11, 2022

In the news: Uranium in U.S. waterways, spike in teen overdose deaths, COVID-19 public health emergency extended and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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April 15, 2022: National Advocacy Update

Proposed fix to ACA family glitch follows AMA advocacy and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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AMA asks Congress to hold insurers accountable for repeated failures

The AMA is urging congressional leaders to take steps to address nearly 15 years of repeated failures by health insurance companies.

Press Releases
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AMA statement on continuing freeze of Medicare physician payment

The AMA disagreed with the MedPAC’s recommendation to continue the freeze in Medicare physician fee payments because it threatens patient access to quality care.

Press Releases