Precision Medicine

Driving the future of precision medicine: Advocacy

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To counteract the uncertainties around precision medicine, the AMA is working to ensure physicians have a voice in regulatory and payment legislation. The AMA has adopted over 40 policiesto promote sustainable precision medicine delivery, and developed guiding principles to direct its efforts.

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  1. Integrating precision medicine into alternative payment models H-185.923 (2018)

  2. Payment and coverage for genetic/genomic precision medicine D-185.980 (2018)

  3. The Precision Medicine Initiative D-460.968 (2018)

  4. Genomic-based personalized medicine H-460.908 (2017)

  5. Genetic Discrimination and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act H-65.659 (2017)

  6. Direct-to-consumer marketing and availability of genetic testing D-480.987 (2017)

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