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Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, on trans individuals and impact of pandemic

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 the challenges of transgender individuals during the pandemic.

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AMA Update
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Biden administration bars LGBTQ+ discrimination in health care

The move ends what AMA President Susan Bailey, MD, called “a dismal chapter,” overturning a Trump-era rule that drew sharp, widespread criticism.

Population Care
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of May 10, 2021

In the news: CDC guidance on COVID, masking, administration to prohibit discrimination in health care on gender id, sexual orientation, Pfizer vaccine for 12-15 year-olds.

Publications & Newsletters
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How the AMA plans to tackle root causes of U.S. health inequities

Within the organization and across health care, the AMA will push upstream to tackle the forces driving the inequities that pervade American medicine.

Health Equity
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AMA releases plan dedicated to embedding racial justice and advancing health equity

New strategy represents three-year roadmap for action, historical reflections on past harms, and accountability in operationalizing equity and justice.

Press Releases
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What we need to advance equity: reflection, partnership, accountability

With new plan, the AMA will use its resources and influence to help dismantle structural racism and work toward a more equitable future for all people.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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AMA statement on Biden decision to restore anti-bias protections

This move is a victory for health equity and ends a dismal chapter in which a federal agency sought to remove civil rights protections.

Press Releases
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Why anti-transgender bills are a dangerous intrusion on medicine

The AMA urges America’s governors to resist state legislative efforts to ban medically necessary transition-related care.

Population Care
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AMA in the News: April 2021

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for April 2021.

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AMA in the News