AMA names new senior vice president of advocacy

CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that Todd Askew has been named as its new Senior Vice President of Advocacy. After serving as AMA’s Director of Congressional Affairs for more than 13 years, Askew will now oversee the organization’s legislative, government affairs, political, health policy and private sector advocacy activities.

“With his extensive experience in Washington and working within the AMA, Todd Askew will provide strategic leadership that will build upon our successful advocacy on behalf of physicians and their patients to improve the health of the nation,” said AMA Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President James L. Madara, M.D. “We also thank Rich Deem for dedicating 35 years to the AMA. Under Deem’s leadership, the AMA has been instrumental at increasing and protecting access to health coverage for millions of Americans, eliminating the fatally-flawed SGR and making inroads combatting the opioid epidemic.”