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Jan. 8, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on what’s ahead for AMA advocacy this year

What’s ahead for AMA advocacy this year in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
Susan R. Bailey, MD, opening remarks at the State Advocacy Summit
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Pandemic tops advocacy agenda, but isn’t the only item of business

A new year with new governors, state legislators and regulators, is a chance to recalibrate health care priorities but some 2020 issues still need advocacy.

State Advocacy
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Dec. 11, 2020: State Advocacy Update

2021 AMA State Advocacy Summit: A new year brings big questions in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
David Barbe, past president of the AMA, makes a point during a recent conference.
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10 key issues where you can help move medicine in 2018

The AMA is pursuing an ambitious agenda to reform payment systems, cut red tape, end the opioid epidemic and protect health care coverage. Here is how you can get involved.

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Physicians have plenty of tools to help grow advocacy grassroots

A variety of AMA tools help bring physician voices to the table, leverage lawmaker relationships and activate patients on urgent policy issues.

Access to Care
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Health reform: Industry experts talk funding, market uncertainty

A discussion with experts on what is ahead for health care reform and how medicine will address the needs of patients in an uncertain future.

Access to Care
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Proposed law offers promise of innovative cures

The 21st Century Cures Act is taking a comprehensive look at the entire cycle of interrelated health innovation activities, from research and through adoption into clinical practice. The initiative would bridge the gap between medical science and legislative action and regulations that slow progress.

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HHS secretary says agency needs physician input

Speaking at the AMA National Advocacy Conference, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell pointed to ways HHS is working to build a better, smarter health care system—which means receiving input from physicians.

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