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4 MIN READ

How this lawsuit threatens patients’ access to mental health care

A patient never said he planned to harm neighbors, but victim’s family wants OK for lawsuit that would create physician liability anytime, anywhere.

Sustainability
Health care workers intubating a patient
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4 MIN READ

Wisconsin ruling a win for doctors’ judgment on ivermectin use

Learn with the AMA about why a lower-court ruling, if allowed to stand, “would have been devastating to patient care.”

Judicial Advocacy
Meeting of the 2023 AMA House of Delegates
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36 MIN READ

Highlights from the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting

Track the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran June 9–13.

Annual Meeting
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Let Texas physicians provide crucial emergency care

AMA and others urge federal appeals court to lift injunction that stops doctors from using their medical judgment to prevent harm to pregnant patients.

Public Health
Physician greeting a female African American patient
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4 MIN READ

Appeals court stays ruling on no-cost preventive care under ACA

The AMA and others supported a stay to enable patients to continue accessing preventive care under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) while litigation proceeds.

Access to Care
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6 MIN READ

AMA successfully fights scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety

Patients deserve care led by physicians. The AMA successfully fights scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety through research and education.

Scope of Practice
Mifepristone
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5 MIN READ

Next steps in mifepristone court fight: What doctors should know

Federal appeals court will hear arguments on order that would prevent access to a safe and effective reproductive health care option. Learn more.

Public Health
Pharmacist organizing pillboxes in a drugstore drawer
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4 MIN READ

The Supreme Court should not expand scope of False Claims Act

Byzantine rules can bewilder pharmacies, physicians and others who contract with the government through Medicare and other programs. Learn more.

Judicial Advocacy
Sitting person with head in hand
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4 MIN READ

AMA to court: Don’t overturn FDA approval of mifepristone

Federal lawsuit over drug used in medication abortion is driven by ideology, not science. A hearing in the case is being held Wednesday.

Public Health