AMA in Action: Fixing prior authorization
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Advocacy in action: Fixing prior authorization

Download PDFs of reports, model legislation or a state law chart. Prior authorization is a health plan cost-control process that delays patients’ access to care. Learn how the AMA is tackling prior authorization.

Prior Authorization

Are you a physician in Kansas?

Visit AMA's Find a Doctor to claim your physician page, verify your information, and add practice details.

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Scope of practice key tools & resources

Download PDFs of issue briefs, model legislation and state law charts. Through resources, research and the Scope of Practice Partnership, the AMA has what you need to advance your scope of practice advocacy agenda.

Scope of Practice
AMA Update for Feb. 5, 2025: Tuberculosis in Kansas, Ebola virus update, and rising egg prices due to bird flu outbreak 2025
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Tuberculosis in Kansas, Ebola virus update, and rising egg prices due to bird flu outbreak 2025

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about tuberculosis cases in the U.S. and the emergence of a new bird flu strain H5N9.

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AMA Update
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Tuberculosis in Kansas, Ebola virus update, and rising egg prices due to bird flu outbreak 2025 [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about tuberculosis cases in the U.S. and the emergence of a new bird flu strain H5N9.

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AMA Update Podcast

Physician Workforce Maps

The AMA Health Workforce Mapper is a free, customizable, interactive tool that illustrates the geographic distribution of the health care workforce. 

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How the AMA is fighting—and winning—for physicians at the state level

The AMA helped stop 80-plus scope of practice bills, pass 12 prior authorization reform measures, and led dozens of wins to support physician well-being.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Medical Student Section (MSS) Region executive board members

Leadership of the seven MSS Regions is responsible for policy development and facilitate engagement and collaboration between local campus sections.  

Medical Students
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State medical liability reform

Download PDFs of state law charts, issue briefs and model legislation to learn how the AMA pursues medical liability laws on the state level to reshape the current medical liability system to better serve both physicians and patients.

Sustainability

HOD State Medical Societies

The House of Delegates (HOD) is the legislative and policy-making body of the American Medical Association. State medical associations and national medical specialty societies are represented in the HOD along with AMA sections, national societies such as AMWA, AOA and the NMA, professional interest medical associations, and the federal services, including the Public Health Service.

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Most popular medical residency programs in Kansas

Take an insider’s peek at which residency programs in Kansas are capturing the interest of your peers.

Preparing for Residency
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23 medical boards make changes to support physician well-being

Nearly a dozen other state boards are reevaluating licensure applications to help physicians feel freer to seek the mental health care they may need.

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Fighting for Physicians