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44 MIN READ

Prioritizing Equity video series: Strengthening the Public Health Infrastructure to Battle Crises

AMA’s Chief Health Equity Officer Aletha Maybank MD, MPH, hosts a panel with a group of health experts and leaders in minority communities across the nation to discuss health equity during the pandemic.

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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) releases its COVID-19 Telehealth Program fund

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a new funding opportunity related to its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. Learn more about the criteria.

Digital
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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, discusses how COVID-19 amplifies health care disparity

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing health equity and more.

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AMA Update
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Doctors will beat COVID-19. Let’s bring more of them to the fight.

The global pandemic is an all-hands-on-deck moment. Retired doctors, IMGs, and DACA recipients can play vital roles to help us stop the deadly coronavirus.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Feb. 28, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Public charge final rule in effect and a Federal appeals decision on Title X in AMA's national advocacy news.

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4 MIN READ

How AMA is fighting to stop “public charge” immigration rule

Through friend-of-the-court briefs, AMA champions immigrants’ health; meanwhile, U.S. Supreme Court lets government enforce the rule in some states.

Public Health
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5 MIN READ

AMA in the News: December 2019

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for December 2019.

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AMA in the News
AMA in the News
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Dec. 20, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Latest ACA ruling, CDC and NIH gun violence research funding and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Where the AMA stands on 7 of the year’s biggest health care issues

From the E/M overhaul to the opioid epidemic, here’s how the AMA has shown itself to be the physician’s powerful ally in health care this year.

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