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Prioritizing physician well-being prioritizes patient health

Solving the burnout crisis in medicine requires strategy and collaboration—tenets of AMA’s successful Joy in Medicine program. 

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Making telehealth flexibilities permanent is the right call 

Lifesaving telehealth regulatory flexibilities are set to expire Sept. 30. Congress must act now to pass bipartisan legislation to expand telehealth.

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Naloxone can sustain our progress in fighting overdose deaths

Fatal drug overdoses fell 25% last year, sparking hope. Here are five practical steps we should take next to save lives.

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4 Min Read

Unchecked power in PBM industry puts patients at risk of harm

The combination of low competition among pharmacy benefit managers and high vertical integration with insurers poses significant risk for patients.

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Slashing NIH funding imperils the foundation of medical research

For more than a century, NIH-sponsored research has played a critical role in improving the nation’s health. This vital work must continue. 

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Ladder emerges from a maze
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Action must follow pledges on prior authorization reform

The latest pledge by heath plans to reform the onerous prior authorization process must be followed by concrete action that fulfills those promises. 

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The physician shortage will worsen—unless Congress acts now

Congress has an opportunity to reverse the worsening physician shortage and bolster access to care for millions of people. 

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Federal student-loan changes would worsen physician shortage

As drafted, provisions in the budget-reconciliation bill passed by the House of Representatives would make medical school more expensive. 

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Physician well-being tracks higher, but so much more work remains

AMA efforts are helping drive a steady but significant decline in the burnout rate among physicians.

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