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Oct. 19, 2017: State Advocacy Update

California's "partial fill" legislation in the latest AMA state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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Oct. 5, 2017: State Advocacy Update

New resources on treating substance-use disorder, registration for opioid webinar and more in AMA's latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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June 29, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Nevada governor vetoes balance-billing legislation and AMA's opioid microsite in the latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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Training tomorrow’s physicians to help reverse the opioid epidemic

Jason Jerry, MD, uses medication-assisted treatment for patients with opioid-use disorders and teaches residents how they can help reduce harm from the opioid epidemic.

Overdose Epidemic
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May 4, 2017: State Advocacy Update

AMA Opioid Task Force report, Wisconsin seeks novel changes to Medicaid program and more in the latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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April 20, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Kentucky's medical review panel legislation, opioids on the decline and more in AMA's state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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Resident and Fellow Section: 2016 AMA Annual Meeting highlights

Read highlights of what took place during the meeting of the Resident and Fellow Section during the 2016 AMA Annual meeting.

Residents & Fellows
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Examining ethical questions in anesthesiology

Anesthesiology has expanded far beyond the operating room into obstetrics, pain management, critical care and the full range of perioperative care. The specialty’s growth has brought complex ethical questions with it.

Ethics
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6 things you need to know about hydrocodone reclassification

The Drug Enforcement Administration reclassified hydrocodone combination products as Schedule II controlled substances. You need to know these 6 six key points about major changes to prescribing practices.

Overdose Epidemic