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8 MIN READ

Health care 2020: Here’s where Congress and the states are headed

The AMA’s senior VP of advocacy offers expert insight on what physicians should expect, and advises doctors looking to make a mark with policymakers.

Access to Care
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5 MIN READ

Jan. 17, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians' voices needed in state legislatures in 2020

Physicians' voices needed in state legislatures in 2020. Find out how the AMA helped secure more than 140 state-level victories.

Advocacy Update
Florida old and new State Capitol buildings
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Physicians will keep fighting on these 6 key issues in 2020

Health care policy debates must include the trusted voices of doctors advocating for their patients, says AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA.

Access to Care
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3 MIN READ

Prior authorization of nonopioid pain care prolongs patient suffering

A 10-day trial yields instant pain relief for a patient, but it takes several months to obtain an insurer’s OK for the treatment.

Prior Authorization
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Saving time and lives by increased access to MAT in Pennsylvania

John Gallagher, MD, asked policymakers the hard questions about why barriers to effective treatment were allowed to persist.

Prior Authorization
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Medicine’s administrative burdens create openings for innovation

Health care company executives say physician pain points are driving their attempts to create systems that work better for patients and doctors.

Digital
#Best of 2019 Advocacy
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4 MIN READ

Where the AMA stands on 7 of the year’s biggest health care issues

From the E/M overhaul to the opioid epidemic, here’s how the AMA has shown itself to be the physician’s powerful ally in health care this year.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 MIN READ

Dec. 6, 2019: State Advocacy Update

AMA urges Walmart, OptumRx to delay EPCS requirements and Colorado focuses on evidence-based approaches to end opioid epidemic in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA to boost education on methadone maintenance therapy

Methadone has been used for 40 years to treat opioid-use disorder. AMA adopts policy to explore expanding access.

Overdose Epidemic