Wide shot of Capitol building and plaza at dawn
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3 MIN READ

Congress must tackle Medicare pay, telehealth in reconciliation

Massive budget-reconciliation package should stop 2022 Medicare physician payment cliff and keep telehealth’s momentum going after pandemic.

Medicare & Medicaid
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9 MIN READ

Aug. 27, 2021: National Advocacy Update

DOJ should close regulatory loophole for unserialized "ghost guns” and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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11 MIN READ

July 30, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA advocates to improve maternal health and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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55 MIN READ

Obesity in communities of color: A closer look at addressing existing disparities

In this episode of AMA Moving Medicine, experts discuss obesity in communities of color and their work addressing health disparities.

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Public Health
Moving Medicine Podcast
People in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building
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5 MIN READ

With ACA upheld, let’s focus on further enhancements

Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act, it’s time to tweak it to enhance its effectiveness and reach.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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5 MIN READ

AMA announced policies adopted on final day of Special Meeting

Welfare work requirements, immigration, vaccine privacy & more covered.

Press Releases
Open doors of a cell in a correctional facility or prison.
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4 MIN READ

Require access to Rx for opioid-use disorder in prisons, jails

Delegates seek to ensure that evidence-based treatment for substance-use disorders, along with social support, is available in correctional facilities and upon release.

Population Care
Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD handing a new mother in a hospital bed her newborn.
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10 MIN READ

Q&A: How Ochsner Health gives moms a digital connection to care

Ochsner helps moms measure vitals at home and share them with doctors. Some in Congress—alarmed by rising U.S. maternal death rate—want to take the idea national.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight
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10 MIN READ

May 21, 2021: National Advocacy Update

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act enacted and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update