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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.

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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
AMA in the News
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Why it’s time to address the root causes of health inequity

COVID-19 has raised recognition that racism is a root cause of health inequities. Learn with the AMA how to translate that awareness into action.

Health Equity
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AMA to states: Stop interfering in health care of transgender children

AMA to governors: forgoing gender-affirming care can have tragic health consequences, both mental and physical.

Press Releases
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April 23, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Montana bill prohibiting gender transition care for minors defeated and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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