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AMA grant program extends reach of precision medical education

The AMA’s new $12 million precision education grant program represents the next step in our ongoing work to reimagine medical education and lifelong learning. 

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The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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It is time to make prior authorization reform a reality

Reducing the prior authorization burden that harms patients and frustrates physicians is an area of bipartisan agreement that Congress should tackle now.

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Hard lessons learned from Change Healthcare breach

Last spring, a ransomware attack on the major payment clearinghouse had devastating consequences. We can stop similar fiascos in the future.

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During Match Week, a reminder that nobody walks alone

Don’t become jaded. Physicians nationwide share your desire to change lives for the better, and the AMA fights so you can put patients first.

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AMA Equity Plan 2021-2023

Embedding equity into medicine requires planning and honesty. To meet this moment, the AMA has developed a plan to advance racial and social justice.

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Physicians take fight for Medicare payment reform to Capitol Hill

Bipartisan support for Medicare reform is building in Congress, as physicians witnessed firsthand at the 2025 AMA National Advocacy Conference.

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AMA Research Challenge finalists help shape future of health care

The five finalists in the AMA Research Challenge each display the innovative and groundbreaking thinking that advances medical science. 

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A message to American Medical Association members

The AMA remains deeply committed to addressing both the opportunities and challenges emerging in today’s evolving health care landscape.

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Flavored e-cigarettes pose dire threat to youth and public health

Keeping candy- and fruit-flavored e-liquids and e-cigarettes out of the hands of young people will help prevent a lifetime of nicotine addiction. 

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New Congress can create lasting legacy of health reform

The new Congress should streamline prior authorization, reform Medicare and extend telehealth flexibilities—issues that enjoy bipartisan support.

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