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Ban on standard D&E abortion procedure is unsafe, unwarranted

A physician-backed amicus brief details why reinstating a Kentucky mandate designed to end a safe and effective abortion procedure is a bad idea.

Population Care
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Physicians increasingly face “hybrid” medical liability claims

California plaintiffs add battery claims to skirt noneconomic damages cap in medical liability cases. The practice must be stopped.

Sustainability
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Oct. 4, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out the AMA's role in top court case decision where expert testimony is a must in medical liability cases.

Advocacy Update
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Top court: In medical liability cases, expert testimony is a must

Court says juries can’t rely on “common knowledge” gained through ad campaigns when making decisions in cases that involve complex medical conditions.

Sustainability
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Sept. 20, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about AMA's testimony for the appeals of Title X gag rule and involvement in a lawsuit that would force physicians to mislead patients.

Advocacy Update
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Sept. 6, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

The AMA urges courts to block Medicaid work requirements in New Hampshire and place caps on liability damages in Tennessee.

Advocacy Update
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Striking caps on liability damages will fuel medical cost growth

The AMA and other organizations detail why limits on noneconomic damages are critical to ensuring Tennesseans’ access to quality, affordable care.

Sustainability
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Don’t create unintended loopholes for medical liability cases

Creating new exceptions to Kentucky’s one-year limit on filing medical malpractice lawsuits would expose physicians to limitless legal actions.

Sustainability
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Court again blocks Medicaid work requirements, this time in New Hampshire

Federal judges side with the AMA and patients to block state plan estimated to result in tens of thousands of people losing health coverage.

Access to Care