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AMA Statements Sep 9, 2021

AMA statement on Administration’s COVID-19 plan

With rapid spread of SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, AMA is pleased by the Administration’s significant efforts to help get this pandemic under control.

Press Releases Sep 8, 2021

AMA awards research grants to advance the study of women in medicine

AMA Women Physicians Section and AMA Foundation announce winners of 2021 Joan F. Giambalvo Fund.

Press Releases Sep 7, 2021

AMA releases 2022 CPT code set

Updates to medicine’s foundational data-sharing terminology describe COVID-19 vaccinations, tech-inspired services, and chronic care.

Press Releases Sep 3, 2021

AMA announces update to COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes

New provisional codes created for new Pfizer vaccine formulation and booster shots from Moderna and Pfizer.

Press Releases Sep 2, 2021

AMA releases educational resources to advance equity in health care

AMA Ed Hub will feature new modules aimed at addressing the root causes of inequities, including racism and structural determinants of health.

Press Releases Sep 1, 2021

AMA, APhA, ASHP statement on ending use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19

Physician and pharmacist groups oppose the prescribing or dispensing of ivermectin to prevent or treat COVID-19 outside of a clinical trial.

AMA Statements Sep 1, 2021

AMA statement on Texas SB8

New law bans virtually all abortions in the state, interfering with patient-physician relationship.

AMA Statements Aug 31, 2021

AMA statement on International Overdose Awareness Day

Ending this epidemic is possible, and the AMA is prepared to work with all stakeholders to implement proven solutions.

AMA in the News Aug 27, 2021

AMA in the News: August 2021

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AMA Statements Aug 24, 2021

AMA encourages COVID-19 vaccine mandates to defeat pandemic

Now is the time for the public and private sectors to come together, listen to the science, and mandate vaccination.

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