Child wearing a backpack with arms crossed, bus in the background
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6 Min Read

Inequitable rural health trends are alarming—and unacceptable

AMA commits to improving the health of rural patients by easing doctor shortages and taking action against negative cancer and pediatric care trends.

Population Health
Panelists at the Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care
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7 Min Read

To advance rural health, Congress should act to fix Medicare

At Sanford Health’s rural health care summit, the AMA’s president tells why Congress needs to pass proposed Medicare payment and prior authorization reforms.

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Population Health
Fighting for Physicians
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12 Min Read

Helping patients in your hometown and improving rural health care with Marshfield Clinic interim CEO [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges facing rural health care.

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Population Health
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Nov. 15, 2024: Practicing medicine in your hometown and the challenges facing rural health care with Marshfield Clinic interim CEO
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12 Min Read

Helping patients in your hometown and improving rural health care with Marshfield Clinic interim CEO

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges facing rural health care.

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Population Health
AMA Update
Truck drives down a rural road
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5 Min Read

In addressing rural health inequities, definitions matter

Many programs seek to improve rural health care, but these efforts face challenges because they lack an agreed-upon definition of “rural.”

Population Health
AMA Update for Sept. 27, 2024: How medical school reimbursement is fixing doctor shortages and improving health care in rural areas
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10 Min Read

How medical school reimbursement is fixing doctor shortages and improving health care in rural areas

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about fixing doctor shortages by making medical school affordable and more.

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Sustainability
AMA Update
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10 Min Read

How medical school reimbursement is fixing doctor shortages and improving health care in rural areas [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about fixing doctor shortages by making medical school affordable and more.

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Sustainability
AMA Update Podcast
Johnna Nynas, MD
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9 Min Read

100,000 patients, only 4 ob-gyns. Then this doctor took action.

Johnna Nynas, MD is creating care teams and leveraging telemedicine to bring health care to the doorstep of pregnant women in rural Minnesota.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
Hospital among a road, trees and mountains
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3 Min Read

Let physician-owned hospitals meet rural health needs

Amid growing health care consolidation, new bipartisan bill in Congress would permit physician-owned hospitals in rural areas with no nearby hospital.

Population Health