An AMA membership means you are...

  • Working to extinguish physician burnout
  • Leading the charge on Medicare payment reform
  • Tackling the overused prior authorization process
  • Supporting physician-led team-based care
  • #FightingForDocs
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Why We Fight: Hear from our members

From Medicare payment reform to reducing physician burnout, fixing prior authorization to defending against scope creep, the AMA is fighting for you.

Leadership
James L. Madara, MD, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Dr. Madara turns focus to effective transition to next AMA CEO

After helping cement the AMA as a powerful, mission-driven organization during his time as CEO, James L. Madara, MD, will step down in 2025.

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Fighting for Physicians
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Dr. Ehrenfeld: Medicine’s future cannot be left to chance

Removing the obstacles that interfere with care requires a fighting spirit, said outgoing AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH.

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Fighting for Physicians
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With health care in crisis, AMA continues fighting for physicians

Dr. Ehrenfeld reflects on a year of bold AMA advocacy, spotlighting threat of broken Medicare payment system.

Press Releases
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Current Medicare payment system on unsustainable path: Contact Congress

The Medicare payment system is on an unsustainable path. Find materials to contact members of Congress to let them know the Medicare physician payment system needs reform.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA outlines 5 keys to fixing America’s rural health crisis

Rural health inequities are getting worse, exacerbated by health system strains that are reducing access to care. Here’s how to turn things around.

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Population Care
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AMA Advocacy in Action

Learn from Advocacy in Action about what’s at stake and what the AMA is doing to address the concerns most relevant to patients and physicians.

Federal Advocacy
AMA in Action: Reforming Medicare payment
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Advocacy in action: Leading the charge to reform Medicare pay

The current system is unsustainable, threatening patients’ access to doctors. Learn how the AMA is blocking pay cuts and building long-term solutions.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA advocacy efforts

The AMA advocates at the federal and state levels on key health care issues impacting patients and physicians. Download the PDF updates of some of the recent efforts. 

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