Andis rejoined the AMA in 2017 after an earlier stint as quality and safety reporter with American Medical News. He covered the same subjects at Modern Healthcare, and also wrote about physician affairs, health care construction, information technology and public health.
Most recently, Andis was an independent reporter with stories appearing in Healthcare Financial Management Association publications, Hospitals & Health Networks, MedCity News, and other publications and websites. He has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Illinois University, where he majored in journalism.
Sustainability
Here’s how physicians can access federal financial relief programs
Federal financial relief programs for physicians continue to evolve. Stay updated with the AMA on how to get help.
Health Equity
Should we order a CT for the kid? Why race, ethnicity play a role
Child’s race and ethnicity may be linked to the decision to perform diagnostic imaging during ED visits. Learn what’s behind the inequity.
Public Health
Why doctors back bipartisan effort to close gun-check loophole
The AMA supports bipartisan bill to expand background checks on gun sales. Learn more about the public health crisis of firearms violence.
Digital
Why audio-only telehealth visits must continue
Phone visits have been a lifeline for vulnerable patients amid COVID-19 and payment for them should be maintained after the pandemic’s over.
Health Equity
Push is on to expand COVID-19 vaccine access in hardest-hit areas
Biden administration’s $10 billion plan aims to boost COVID-19 vaccine confidence and access in high-risk communities hit hard by the pandemic.
Health Equity
Why it’s time to invest in the nation’s health care workforce
Learn more about a bipartisan Senate bill that would grow the nation’s physician pipeline and create opportunities to diversify the health workforce.
Health Equity
Why doctors must grasp patients’ context in trauma-informed care
Emotionally harmful trauma doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and can have a long-lasting impact on patients’ health. Learn more with the AMA.
Public Health
Biden’s coronavirus relief bill: What physicians should know
The AMA was neutral on the $1.9 trillion legislation, which contains many provisions that will affect U.S. health care for years to come. Learn more.
