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Access to treatment is key in addressing drug-overdose epidemic

Learn what’s driving inequities in the drug-overdose epidemic and why giving patients proven treatments is more effective than incarceration.

Overdose Epidemic
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4 MIN READ

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of April 18, 2022

In the news: Cardiovascular risk for patients with T2D, impact of latitude on MS severity, access to COVID-19 test-to-treat program and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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Provider relief funding reporting, maternal health care & more with Todd Askew

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Todd Askew about advocacy issues that matter to physicians.

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Federal Advocacy
Moving Medicine Video Update
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Q&A: Doctor-led Medicare Advantage insurer addresses inequities

Zing Health was founded by three Black men, two of them doctors. CEO Eric Whitaker, MD, details what sets apart this growing company.

Health Equity
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5 MIN READ

Why race, ethnicity can help determine COVID-19 severity risk

Systemic inequities are linked to worse COVID-19 outcomes. Doctors should be allowed to factor that reality when prescribing antiviral treatments.

Health Equity
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4 MIN READ

Rev up the health tech sector by putting equity at its core

The health IT industry often excludes people from historically marginalized groups, to everyone’s detriment. An AMA initiative seeks to change that.

Health Equity
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Return on Health telehealth case study: Hypertension Digital Medicine Program

Ochsner Health case study on their Hypertension Digital Medicine Program, based on AMA's Return on Health framework.

Digital
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4 MIN READ

Why BP must be top of mind at every Black woman’s doctor visit

Learn more with the AMA about compelling messages backed up by helpful resources that can help reverse the hypertension trend in Black communities.

Population Care
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4 MIN READ

AMA launches network to bolster equitable health innovation

New initiative offers health industry innovation platform committed to equitable investments, solutions benefitting historically marginalized communities.

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