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The AMA’s 2024—2025 strategic plan to advance health equity

Read about the AMA's 2024-2025 health equity strategic plan which reaffirms its commitment to equity, building upon the foundation laid by its 2021-2023 plan.

Leadership
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AMA’s Center for Health Equity mission and guiding principles

Learn about the AMA’s Center for Health Equity mission and guiding principles for embedding health equity within the association and the medical profession. Download PDFs of their work.

AMA Center for Health Equity
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8 MIN READ

Training physicians to serve rural communities, close care gaps

For medical students interested in practicing in small towns, University of Iowa Health Care has a program to build pathways for rural physicians.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight
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2 MIN READ

AMA applauds Surgeon General Advisory on firearm violence

Latest move in the push to curb firearm violence builds on more than two decades of AMA policy, advocacy efforts.

Press Releases
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After false start, FDA drags its feet on menthol cigarette ban

After 15 years of FDA stalling tactics, the AMA joins others in asking federal court to direct the agency to ban the products targeted at Black youth.

Public Health
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5 MIN READ

We must fix prior authorization to protect our patients

More than 90% of doctors see how prior authorization hurts patients. We’re making considerable progress to fix prior auth, but there’s a lot more work to do.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
AMA Update for June 17, 2024: How the American Medical Association influences policy on value-based care, AI in medicine and more
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19 MIN READ

How the American Medical Association influences policy on value-based care, AI in medicine and more

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the AMA affects health care policy.

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Payment & Delivery Models
AMA Update
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19 MIN READ

How the American Medical Association influences policy on value-based care, AI in medicine and more [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how the AMA affects health care policy.

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Payment & Delivery Models
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for June 14, 2024: Avian flu in humans, H5N1 symptoms, mushroom chocolate recall and AMA Annual Meeting 2024 highlights
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Avian flu in humans, H5N1 symptoms, mushroom chocolate recall and AMA Annual Meeting 2024 highlights

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the latest in bird flu and policies from the 2024 AMA Annual Meeting.

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Public Health
AMA Update