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Physician insight sorely needed for hard choices ahead: AMA president

AMA President Barbara L. McAneny, MD, is proud of the work the physicians are doing to repair our country’s broken health care system.

Annual Meeting
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AMA on court review of $69B CVS-Aetna merger settlement

The AMA has concluded that a merger of these two rivals would harm competition and patients, even with the divestiture proposed in the merger settlement.

Press Releases
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What’s at stake in this week’s CVS-Aetna merger hearing 

Unprecedented federal court hearing on $70 billion deal demonstrates AMA’s effectiveness in challenging the anticompetitive consolidation of certain health care markets.  

Access to Care
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Dec. 13, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Choice and competition in health care, new drug pricing rule for Part D drugs and more in AMA's national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Most commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated

Health insurance competition is sorely lacking, AMA research shows, and growing consolidation is not bringing lower premiums for patients.

Access to Care
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Nov. 29, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Majority of commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated

Majority of commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated; find out how AMA is answering the questions you have.

Advocacy Update
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Competition levels drop for health insurance markets across 25 states

New AMA study finds half of all states had commercial health insurance markets that were less competitive in 2017 than the previous year.

Press Releases
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AMA president outlines efforts to attack dysfunction in health care

Dr. McAneny also issues urgent calls for physician leadership to help reduce gun violence in America, end harassment in medicine

Press Releases
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AMA statement on CVS-Aetna merger: not enough patient protection

AMA welcomes the DOJ requiring Aetna to divest its Medicare Part D business, but disappointed that they didn’t go further by blocking the CVS-Aetna merger.

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