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AMA to court: Race, ethnicity helps gauge COVID-19 severity risk

Inequities lead to worse COVID-19 outcomes. Learn why physicians should be able to account for that in prescribing decisions.

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Experience is not enough to make expert witness opinion reliable

Letting experts testify based solely on their experience or knowledge will lead to junk science in the courtroom, AMA tells Michigan Supreme Court.

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How the AMA fights to keep politics out of the exam room

On vaccines, reproductive health and more, lawmakers intrude on the patient-doctor relationship. The AMA fights such encroachment in the courts.

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Recognize CDC’s expertise in protecting public from COVID-19

Physicians tell federal appellate court the CDC has the authority and knowledge to protect the public’s health during ongoing SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

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Supreme Court strikes down New York’s reasonable concealed-carry law

The U.S. Supreme Court’s harmful and disturbing 6–3 decision will frustrate appropriate responses to the public health crisis of firearms violence.

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Cancer killed Kathleen Valentini, but prior auth shares the blame

Third-party administrator boasted making “appropriate decisions on patients’ behalf,” but their delays meant suboptimal cancer treatment. Learn more.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Why more frivolous medical liability lawsuits are possible in Michigan

Physicians tell the Michigan Supreme Court why it’s important to continue requiring the affidavit of merit be filed with medical malpractice claims.

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AMA defends CDC authority in pandemic response

The AMA defended the authority of the CDC to enact reasonable, evidence-based public health measures that curb the spread of illness and protect those at highest risk.

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Court OKs denying coverage for mental health, substance-use care

A deeply flawed federal court ruling that gives payers a free pass to deny medically necessary care must be reconsidered by full nine-judge panel.

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