AMA's efforts to improve Medicaid programs and expand coverage options for low-income patients

How Medicaid expansion has improved care access, outcomes

AMA policy opposing Medicaid caps had an immediate impact

Physicians oppose harmful changes to Medicaid, benefits rules

AMA Statements

AMA statement on CMS Medicaid block grant proposal

Proposal would increase the number of uninsured and undermine Medicaid’s role as an indispensable safety net.

Judicial Advocacy

Litigation Center cases

View cases where the Litigation Center is providing assistance.

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Patient Support & Advocacy

Michigan's Medicaid expansion doubles access to primary care

Michigan customized its Medicaid program to emphasize primary care and preventive health services. Studies are showing this was a wise approach.

Patient Support & Advocacy

Health care 2020: Here’s where Congress and the states are headed

The AMA’s senior VP of advocacy offers expert insight on what physicians should expect, and advises doctors looking to make a mark with policymakers.

AMA in the News

AMA in the News: January 2020

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for January 2020.

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Patient Support & Advocacy

Physicians will keep fighting on these 6 key issues in 2020

Health care policy debates must include the trusted voices of doctors advocating for their patients, says AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA.

Medicaid

Strengthening Medicaid

Read about the AMA's efforts to improve Medicaid programs and expand coverage options for low-income patients.

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Medicare

Medicaid fraud: Case would wrongly expand physician liability

If trial conviction stands, having no knowledge of how others billed Medicaid for your services would no longer be a viable defense when false-claim allegations arise.

Essential Medicaid Tools & Resources

Evaluating Medicaid value-based care homes

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