Affordable Care Act

Patient Support & Advocacy

Latest ACA ruling: What it means now for doctors, patients

Appellate decision on individual mandate constitutionality has little immediate effect. Patients with preexisting protections are still protected and insurance sign-ups continue unaffected.

AMA Statements

AMA Statement on Texas v. United States

Federal appeals court says ACA mandate is unconstitutional, but remaining provisions survive.

AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, at the 2019 AMA Interim Meeting

Population Care

AMA president: Physicians have an obligation to be leaders

When there are situations that affect the health and well-being of our patients, we have an obligation to lead, says AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA.

Patient Support & Advocacy

Understanding the Affordable Care Act

See AMA resources for physicians to help their patients get insurance.

Payment & Delivery Models

A majority of physicians now take part in an ACO

In less than a decade, accountable care organization participation has become more common. Find out which physicians and practice types are more likely to join ACOs.

Patient Support & Advocacy

AMA vision on health care reform

Download the vision statement on the AMA's commitment to improving health insurance coverage and health care access.

Press Releases

AMA condemns effort to remove patient nondiscrimination protections

AMA speaks out against the Trump administration’s proposal to remove anti-discrimination protections across a variety of programs and insurance plans.

Annual Meeting

New AMA president: Time for physicians to create history together

In ascending to one of medicine’s highest offices, new AMA president Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, has completed an unlikely journey.

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Avoid "elder-speak" with your senior patients

Health care 2020: Here’s where Congress and the states are headed

New Jersey rejects bill to weaken doctors’ role as care team leaders

New 2020 CPT codes recognize E/M work that happens online

Medical students: Learn why team-based care is so critical

What medical residents need to know about fraud-and-abuse laws

Free med school still rare, but you can lessen your loan burden

4 ways programs can help medical residents beat burnout

More physicians being sued by patients they’ve never treated

Where the AMA stands on 7 of the year’s biggest health care issues

These 5 AMA member benefits help medical students thrive

Auto & transportation discounts

Interim Meeting education sessions

Proceedings of the 2019 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates

About the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD)

Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD) Projects

LGBTQ leadership opportunities

Minority Affairs Section leadership opportunities

Jordan Lippincott: Boosting access to care for underserved

L. Carlos Zapata, MD: Shaping evidence-based health care policy

Affordable Care Act

Latest ACA ruling: What it means now for doctors, patients

AMA Statement on Texas v. United States

AMA president: Physicians have an obligation to be leaders

Understanding the Affordable Care Act

A majority of physicians now take part in an ACO

AMA vision on health care reform

AMA condemns effort to remove patient nondiscrimination protections

New AMA president: Time for physicians to create history together

Membership Moves Medicine™