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AMA advocacy efforts

The AMA advocates at the federal and state levels on key health care issues impacting patients and physicians. See updates of some of the recent efforts.

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Understanding physician employment contracts

Find out what you need to know before signing a physician employment contract. Read up on how to understand your compensation package and more.

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State advocacy

Download an Advocacy Resource Center brochure PDF to learn how the AMA is relentlessly working to advance important state legislative issues that protect patients and physicians.

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AMA Future of Health: The Emerging Landscape of Augmented Intelligence in Health Care

AMA's latest Future of Health PDF resource explores the current landscape of AI in medicine from terminology to current and future use cases to addressing risks.

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State medical liability reform

Download PDFs of state law charts, issue briefs and model legislation to learn how the AMA pursues medical liability laws on the state level to reshape the current medical liability system to better serve both physicians and patients.

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Faced with a medical liability lawsuit? There’s a mentor available

Louise B. Andrew, MD, JD, knows what it’s like to be sued. Learn how she mentors physicians managing the stresses of medical liability litigation.

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New medical liability insurance offering prices risk more accurately

Amid rising premiums, AMA Insurance unveils plan that better meets coverage needs while lowering the cost for practicing physicians.

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Physician Practice Benchmark Survey

Download PDFs of the latest findings about shifts in medical practice ownership, physician practice structure and physician payment methods.

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Don’t create loophole on medical liability statute of limitations

Letting patients subjectively decide when they’ve stopped seeking care to circumvent a two-year limit to file a lawsuit drives up costs, uncertainty.

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