The White House
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5 MIN READ

Trump’s proposed budget highlights his health care priorities

Among other planned reductions, NIH would see $5.8 billion in cuts over a decade, while CHIP’s funding would drop by $5.8 billion.

Access to Care
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2 MIN READ

June 1, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Maryland's opioid education sessions in the latest AMA state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

May 18, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Health-system reform legislation, ransomware attacks on medical devices and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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2 MIN READ

May 18, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Iowa medical liability reform legislation, South Dakota Good Samaritan overdose protection law and more in the latest AMA state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
Patient in discomfort with physician looking on.
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4 MIN READ

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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5 MIN READ

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
Patrice A. Harris, MD, chair of the AMA Opioid Task Force
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7 MIN READ

Critical treatment gap seen in effort to stem opioid epidemic

By many measures, physicians are confronting the national challenge. Barriers impede treatment access for patients with opioid-use disorders.

Overdose Epidemic
Paper bag filled with old prescription bottle and medication.
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3 MIN READ

3 steps for physicians to boost safe storage, disposal of opioids

More than 70% of people misusing opioids get them from family or friends. Following this advice can make diversion to nonmedical use much less likely.

Overdose Epidemic
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5 MIN READ

3 simple commitments can help solve medicine’s biggest challenges

Honesty, context and evidence are critical concepts that could help us reverse the opioid epidemic that takes the lives of one American every 15 minutes.

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