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AMA in the News: March 2021

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for March 2021.

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AMA in the News

Help Move Medicine

Medicine doesn’t stand still, and neither do we. AMA members don’t just keep up with medicine—they shape its future.

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The business of medicine

Download PDFs of issue briefs, model legislation and other AMA campaign resources to protect physicians’ freedom to practice medicine and promote the business of medicine.

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Proof of physicians’ economic impact sways policy at state level

When state medical societies such as the Idaho Medical Association do their advocacy work, they enter with numbers detailing how physicians boost the local economy.

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Texas town a case study on how doctors generate community jobs

Medicine’s positive economic impact can ripple far past the practice door. It can be felt by nearby businesses and support for community development.

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Economy gets bigger boost from doctors than lawyers, higher ed

Physicians support more jobs, wages and benefits than comparable counterparts in industries such as legal services, higher education and other health care providers such as nursing homes and home health care.

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Want to see the economic impact of a doctor? Visit a small town

Small-town practice in Illinois illustrates the big picture on physician economic impact. Doctors generate jobs and spending that sustain prosperity.

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Jan. 11, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians, payers collaborate on prior-authorization relief

Physicians and payers collaborate on prior-authorization relief. Read more on AMA's latest economic report.

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Physicians are more than healers—they support millions of jobs

Every doctor is a substantial economic engine and across the nation they support trillions in wages, benefits and taxes each year.

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Physicians support 12.6m jobs, $2.3 trillion in economic activity

The AMA's new report, The National Economic Impact of Physicians, demonstrates physicians are vital economic drivers at state and national levels.

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