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New IRS rule kills the much-maligned ACA “family glitch”

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Lawsuit could stop 150 million from getting free preventive care

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AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians-Advocacy

AMA advocacy efforts: Population care and health disparities
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Shape your state’s hardship exemptions to Medicaid work requirements

It’s up to states to put short-term hardship exemption mechanisms in place. AMA urges Trump administration to avoid narrow definition of “medical frailty.”

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Catch up on Medicaid work requirements’ medical frailty exemption

Patients deemed “medically frail” will be exempt from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s work requirements. Learn more with the AMA.

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March 20, 2026: National Advocacy Update

AMA Board Chair testifies before Congress on health care affordability and patient access, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Consumer-driven healthcare: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of key council reports that advance policies that emphasize patient choice and control of their healthcare by addressing high-value care, retail/store-based clinics, addiction treatment centers, genetic/genomic precision medicine, telemedicine, insurance coverage options, reference pricing, prescription drugs, and hospital care coordination.

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Oct. 31, 2025: National Advocacy Update

FDA issues new guidance aimed at speeding biosimilar time to market and lower costs, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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One Big Beautiful Bill Act: The impact on physicians and patients

In this Advocacy Insights webinar, learn about the OBBBA implementation.

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Oct. 3, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Annual Medicare open enrollment for 2026 and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Oct. 3, 2025: State Advocacy Update

New resource: Legislative approaches to curb corporate influence in health care and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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AMA Advocacy issue briefs

Download PDFs of issue briefs that summarize key health policy issues by providing concise and digestible content for both relevant stakeholders and those who may know little about the topic.

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