At Sanford Health’s rural health care summit, the AMA’s president tells why Congress needs to pass proposed Medicare payment and prior authorization reforms.
AMA Health System Program members are addressing social drivers of health to better serve patients who continue to face inequities in health care.
Can non-physician care team members respond to patient messages? Learn more with the AMA's Debunking Regulatory Myths series.
Technology’s value grows over time with efficiency, productivity, lower costs and better patient outcomes, says Geisinger’s Narayana Murali, MD.
Learn how international medical graduates can enter a U.S. residency program, and the special requirements international medical graduates should consider.
When IMG Dr. Arnold Menezes moved the U.S., he had difficulty finding a residency program to take him. Now he’s a legend in pediatric neurosurgery.
Find information about the responsibilities and terms of service for the Government Relations Advocacy Fellow (GRAF) and how to apply.
International medical graduates (IMGs) face special challenges in physician residency interviews. These tips can set you apart.
Resident physicians can lead an interprofessional care team with confidence, earn respect from seasoned staff and foster collaboration with these tips.
As a resident or fellow pursuing a post-training career opportunity, a signing bonus is likely in the cards. What should you expect?
2024 AMA overdose report highlights national actions and state-by-state data, and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.
AMA comments on MedPAC’s long-term physician payment update policy options and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
ChangeMedEd® is a national conference that brings together leaders and innovators to accelerate change in medical education across the continuum. Learn more.
Build a framework for the implementation of AI in practice during this seven-month shared learning collaborative launching April 2025.
Review the dates for future Annual and Interim Meetings of the AMA House of Delegates and AMA policy on meeting locations.
Download PDFs of the proceedings from the 2024 Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Download PDFs of council reports that advocate policies on emerging delivery systems that protect and foster the patient/physician relationship. Key Council reports on this topic have addressed patient-centered medical homes, precision medicine, APMs, telemedicine, and retail and store-based health clinics.
Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2024 YPS Interim Meeting on Nov. 7-8 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort in Orlando, Florida.
The Medical Student Section (MSS) provides policy making resources for its members, including guidance on how to submit resolutions.
Find a calendar listing the upcoming meetings of the CPT Editorial Panel.
AMA participates in health care conferences and events held throughout the U.S.A. as well as internationally.
Regulatory Relief aims to reduce physicians' time with administrative tasks. Learn more about the evolution of the day-to-day practice environment with the latest articles and resources from the AMA.
A number of regulatory, public health and practice issues took center stage for the medical profession this year. See the 10 topics that made some of the biggest waves among the physician community in 2014—and learn how they played out.
Now that studies have made the reasons behind physicians’ professional satisfaction clear, it’s time to implement solutions that let physicians get back to doing what they want to do most—give high-quality care to patients.
The AMA urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to streamline the competing laws and regulations that threaten access to care in a letter. Physicians providing care to Medicare patients could face a “tsunami” of regulatory penalties over the next 10 years, potentially seeing payments cut by more than 13 percent by the end of the decade.
Assisting physicians in adopting new models of care and payment that will enhance quality and lower costs is the aim of a recent request for information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner told doctors that the agency is working toward easing their burden and finding resources to help them transition to new care delivery and payment models.
A confusing Medicare policy that creates a "two-midnight" stay benchmark to distinguish between observation care and short inpatient admissions has been partially delayed a third time.
We physicians are part of so many powerful stories: Stories of injuries healed, cancers overcome and chronic conditions brought under control. But there’s another story happening behind the scenes of clinical care that others need to hear.
