At Annual Meeting, AMA president applauds Members Moving Medicine

At opening of Annual Meeting, AMA president applauds Members Moving Medicine. Dr. Barbe also issues urgent call for physician leadership to help reduce gun violence in America

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CHICAGO — In his address at the opening session of the American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting, AMA President David O. Barbe, M.D. today celebrated the men and women of organized medicine who move medicine and shape a better future for patients, students, residents, and practicing physicians.

In addition to outlining physician victories on behalf of patients from the past year — from protecting health insurance coverage gains to fighting prior authorization processes that delay patient care — Dr. Barbe spotlighted a number of physician leaders and their contributions to medicine. This includes Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams commitment to ending the nation’s opioid epidemic and medical students’ fight to protect those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) status.

 

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