Judicial image in the shape of Idaho
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Court sides with doctor, patient call to uphold Medicaid expansion

The Idaho Medical Association joined with two patients and a physician to ask their state high court to uphold voters’ will to widen Medicaid’s reach.

Judicial Advocacy
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Solution to health plan quandary lies with improved ACA

Medicare for All model would be unsustainable and disrupt the employer-sponsored health coverage that most Americans have and are satisfied with.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Jan. 10, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Physicians comment on Part B drug payment proposal, Trump Administration's H-1B proposed rule, and more in AMA's national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Jan. 10, 2019: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out why the AMA strongly objects to Trump administration rule that would revive pre-existing condition discrimination and undermine ACA reforms.

Advocacy Update
Pen placed on insurance policy form
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Trump rule would revive pre-existing condition discrimination

Allowing association health plans to skirt Affordable Care Act protections will harm patient care, physicians tell federal court in amicus brief.

Judicial Advocacy
A statue holding the scales of justice
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4 Min Read

Controversial ACA ruling: 4 things physicians should know

A federal court decision out of Texas again raises the specter of undoing the Affordable Care Act. Here’s what your patients need to understand about the ruling.

Access to Care
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2 Min Read

AMA statement on Affordable Care Act ruling

AMA Statement on Affordable Care Act Ruling

Press Releases
Richard Deem, the AMA’s senior vice president for advocacy
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4 Min Read

5 ways the midterms shook up the U.S. health care agenda for 2019

Prescription-drug pricing, gun violence and ACA-stabilization efforts are among the issues that could see new life next year.

Access to Care
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2 Min Read

Nov. 29, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about the AMA's support on a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's 2018 final rule on short-term health plans.

Advocacy Update