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AMA adopts new policies at 2018 annual meeting

The AMA voted to adopt new policies related to immigration and gender equity in medicine, among other items, during its Annual Meeting.

Press Releases
The entrance to an emergency room with four wheelchairs sitting inside the door.
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Immigration enforcement shouldn’t happen at health facilities

Hospitals and physician offices should be off-limits to ICE officials because their presence can deter patients living here illegally from seeking care.

Population Care
Patient in hospital gown getting a scan.
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Mandated reporting laws may deter immigrants from seeking care

Though at higher risk of intimate partner violence, women and girls living here illegally could be reluctant to seek care because of health care reporting mandates.

Population Care
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Dec. 28, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, proposed cut for services reported with modifier 2 and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Oct. 5, 2017: National Advocacy Update

PQRS and VM reports, the DREAM Act, CHIP reauthorization, CHRONIC Care Act and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA urges Congress to take action to retain DACA program protections

The AMA believes that this reversal in policy could have severe consequences in the health care workforce, impacting patients and our nation's health system.

Press Releases
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Refugees, detained immigrants deserve access to quality care

Delegates seek better care for detained immigrants. The AMA also votes to keep information in patient records out of immigration officials’ hands.

Population Care
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AMA adopts new policies to improve health of immigrants and refugees

AMA voted to adopt new policies aimed at improving and protecting the health of immigrants and refugees who have come to the United States

Press Releases
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Addressing medical needs of immigrant children

Unaccompanied children crossing the border illegally from Mexico pose a special health care crisis. Addressing their mental and physical care needs requires partnership with community-based organizations.

Population Care