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3 key upstream factors that drive health inequities

Learn about the social, institutional and living conditions behind inequities such as huge life-expectancy gaps between communities separated by only a few miles.

Health Equity
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“Trial-In-A-Box” to help more practices take part in clinical trials

SiteBridge Research, a spinout of AMA subsidiary Health2047, will connect community-based physician practices with industry-sponsored clinical trials.

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AMA’s equity blueprint: 3 things to know from one of its architects

Learn more from AMA Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, about the AMA’s vision for equity and justice in medicine.

Health Equity
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What to do when a marginalized patient denies HIV status

The impulse to initiate lifesaving treatment should never overshadow a physician’s focus on therapeutic alliance and trust.

Infectious Diseases
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Q&A: How this medical group emerged stronger from the pandemic

COVID-19 accelerated care innovation for Kaiser Permanente and Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, which excel in telehealth and Medicare Advantage.

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AMA commends federal support to expand pediatric mental health care access

Fund will make behavioral health care more accessible and equitable to children and adolescents.

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May 21, 2021: National Advocacy Update

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act enacted and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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5 ways to use quality improvement tools to tackle health inequities

The data-driven approach health systems use to improve care also can help identify and cut pervasive health inequities. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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Why eGFR-reporting change helps tackle kidney disease inequities

Doctors, health systems are moving away from the race-modified eGFR that greatly hinders Black patients’ access to lifesaving transplantations.

Population Health