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5 Min Read

This pediatrician speaks up for Mississippi moms, infants

Hattiesburg Clinic’s Anita Henderson, MD, the MSMA, and many others spent years pushing to expand Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum. Now it is law.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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2 Min Read

Court ruling jeopardizes access to vital preventive health services

The AMA is alarmed by today’s Texas court ruling that jeopardizes access to preventive health services guaranteed under federal health reform.

Press Releases
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4 Min Read

Prioritize health coverage continuity as pandemic emergency ends

Uninsured patients live sicker and die younger, and their ranks are set to grow by up to 14 million if states don’t act now to keep people covered.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 Min Read

Leave ACA’s zero-cost preventive care intact, AMA tells court

Discover how a lawsuit is threatening services that patients nationwide have come to rely on for healthier, longer lives and how the AMA is responding.

Judicial Advocacy
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4 Min Read

6 smart steps to keep people covered when PHE’s declared over

Medicaid, CHIP enrollment grew nearly 25% during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) due to temporary measures. Here’s how to move forward.

Access to Care
AMA delegate speaking at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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3 Min Read

Work to close insurance coverage gaps for preventive care

Physicians move to address gaps affecting three distinct patient populations, part of the AMA’s ongoing work to expand insurance coverage.

Interim Meeting
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2 Min Read

Oct. 28, 2022: State Advocacy Update

Register for the 2023 State Advocacy Summit and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

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

The AMA-backed fix means about 1 million Americans will gain Affordable Care Act (ACA) coverage or save money on it, the White House estimates.

Access to Care
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4 Min Read

Lawsuit could stop 150 million from getting free preventive care

A federal lawsuit threatens to end the Affordable Care Act’s preventive services coverage requirement—and all the health improvements that came with it.

Access to Care