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3 questions to ask patients when measuring blood pressure

Here are three questions physicians should ask to improve blood-pressure measurement and control in their patients.

Hypertension
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Oct. 4, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Doctor office drug compounding oversight, OPPS and ASC proposed rule and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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8 ways to improve health care price transparency

Meaningful price transparency is necessary if patients are to make value-based care decisions in choosing reasonably priced, high-quality care.

Advocating for Public Health
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Sept. 20, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Opioid epidemic legislation, gag clause legislation and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Advance directives: How to talk with patients about them

An easy letter template can help frame discussions about advance directives and goals of care and serious illness in terms of living well during a difficult time.

Physician-Patient Relationship
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HHS should withdraw proposed family-planning gag rule

The proposed regulation affecting Title X providers would interfere with the patient-physician relationship and deprive patients of information on the full range of family-planning options.

Population Care
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15 MIN READ

AMA opposes proposed rule on Title X family planning program

AMA urged HHS Secretary to withdraw the Administration’s NPRM that proposes to revise the regulations governing the federal Title X family planning program.

Press Releases
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July 12, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find how the AMA Litigation Center supports physicians facing legal threat, protects medical liability reforms and more.

Advocacy Update
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No easy calls in high court case on crisis pregnancy centers

AMA attorneys argued that unethical behavior at crisis pregnancy centers demonstrated a California law passed “strict scrutiny” test for regulating speech.

Physician-Patient Relationship