Press Center

View all subcategories

Topics in Focus

Two figures standing in front of law enforcement officers

AMA Board of Trustees pledges action against racism, police brutality

Words and actions that erode trust in the CDC hurt us all

Press Center contact information

Susan R. Bailey, MD, inaugurated as 175th president of the AMA

Mask Up: Stop the spread of COVID-19

AMA, CDC, Ad Council urge flu vaccination amid COVID-19 pandemic

AMA Statements Oct 30, 2020

AMA statement on ongoing attacks on physicians treating COVID patients

The suggestion that doctors are overcounting COVID-19 patients or lying to line their pockets is a malicious, outrageous, and completely misguided charge.

Press Releases Oct 28, 2020

AMA survey finds physician practice viability under threat

Practices face reduced volume, decreased revenue, increased expenses during COVID-19 pandemic.

Press Releases Oct 22, 2020

Informe de AMA examina impacto sobre la población Latinx ante COVID-19

Informe encuentra que el impacto por la COVID-19 en la comunidad Latinx probablemente se ha subestimado.

Press Releases Oct 22, 2020

AMA report examines existing inequity driving Latinx COVID-19 impact

Report investigates reasons behind inequities, finds impact of COVID-19 on Latinx community likely underestimated.

AMA Statements Oct 21, 2020

AMA statement on Justice Department settlement with Purdue Pharma

Any settlement should be used exclusively for data collection, research, education, overdose prevention, stigma elimination, and evidence-based treatment.

AMA in the News Oct 16, 2020

AMA in the News: October 2020

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

Press Releases Oct 14, 2020

AMA, AHA, ANA call for rescinding executive order on diversity training

Three leading health care organizations say prohibition on training is counterproductive to addressing racism.

Press Releases Oct 14, 2020

Competition shrank in majority of health insurance markets where it is scarcest

New AMA study finds increasingly limited health insurance options for patients in highly concentrated markets.

Press Releases Oct 13, 2020

Physician collaboration to accelerate behavioral health integration

AMA and specialty societies join forces to support physician working to integrate mental health care into overall health care.

Press Releases Oct 8, 2020

AMA, FDA launch CME on newly updated nutrition facts label

The course offers easy and practical strategies to help patients use the newly updated label to make healthy food choices

Membership Moves Medicine™

Free access to JAMA Network™ and CME
Save hundreds on insurance
Fight for physicians and patient rights

Join the AMA today

7 major downsides if the ACA is overturned by Supreme Court

Prioritizing Equity video series

Why expanding APRN scope of practice is bad idea

5 factors contributing to physician stress during the pandemic

Medical students: Know the fundamentals of medical ethics

Pandemic brought challenges for IMGs, and AMA responded

Medical residents stretched by pandemic at risk for stress injury

What it’s like in occupational medicine: Shadowing Dr. Martin

Ruling threatens essential physician attorney-client privilege

AMA: Insurers misused CPT codes to hide administrative costs

AMA membership dues

Auto & transportation discounts

November 2020 Meeting education sessions

November 2020 Special Meeting of the AMA HOD agenda

Medical education leadership opportunities

About the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD)

YPS November 2020 Meeting resources

MSS November 2020 Meeting resources

David O. Barbe, MD, MHA, presidential inauguration speech to WMA

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Oct. 26, 2020

Press Releases

AMA in the News

AMA Statements

Press Videos