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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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American Medical Association welcomes HHS opioid strategy

The AMA looks forward to working with the Trump Administration as it implements a new strategy for combating the nation’s opioid epidemic

Press Releases
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AMA offers guidance to physicians on safe storage, disposal of opioids

The AMA Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse announced new recommendations for physicians to promote safe use, storage, and disposal of prescription opioids

Press Releases
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Health care spending growth rate at its highest since 2007

Prescription drugs again outpaced all other categories of personal health care spending in 2015.

Research
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April 6, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Health system reform legislation, physician office-based laboratories and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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April 6, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Medicaid expansion vetoed in Kansas and reauthorized in Arkansas and more in AMA's state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds Trump Administration's creation of opioids commission

AMA looks forward to working with the Trump administration's new commission to create policies intended to end the nation's opioid epidemic

Press Releases
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Seattle clinic follows biopsychosocial model for patients with chronic pain

This chronic pain management program focuses on functional restoration to help patients return to their lives because a “cure” for chronic pain is many times not possible.

Overdose Epidemic
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Ohio project puts naloxone in right hands at right time

An emergency medicine physician in Cleveland leads a naloxone-distribution program that has helped reverse 700-plus opioid overdoses.

Overdose Epidemic