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Woman holding newborn baby
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More new moms are dying in U.S. Here’s how to arrest the trend.

U.S. maternal death rates are rising. The AMA’s president tells Congress about concrete actions that can change course for the better.

Population Health
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Sept. 20, 2019: Advocacy spotlight on 10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets

The AMA has released a new study of competition in health insurance markets. Learn about the 10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets.

Advocacy Update
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Sept. 20, 2019: National Advocacy Update

National opioid policy, immigrant family detention issues, the vaping crisis and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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10 states with the least competitive health insurance markets

Find out if your state is on this top 10 list—one where patients and physicians definitely don’t want it to be.

Access to Care
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Competition in commercial health insurance decreases since 2014

AMA study finds limited options as more health insurance markets are highly concentrated

Press Releases
Donald K. Warne, MD, MPH
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Native Americans work to grow their own physician workforce

Poverty, education disparities contribute to low Native American medical school enrollment. A program offers a successful pathway for Indians to enter medicine.

Health Equity
Aletha Maybank MD, MPH
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3 big questions for the AMA's new chief health equity officer

Aletha Maybank MD, MPH, has already made a big mark in public health in the Big Apple. Find out more about the work she will be leading in the AMA’s new Center for Health Equity.

Health Equity
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Inequities in maternal mortality must be attacked head-on

The U.S. is one of only three nations where maternal mortality rates are rising, but 60% of these deaths are preventable, AMA president-elect tells Congress.

Population Health
Charlie Baker, recipient of AMA Nathan Davis Award
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Public health champions and immunotherapy pioneer honored by AMA

The AMA paid honor to a cancer immunotherapy pioneer and public health champions battling the opioid crisis on the federal, state and municipal levels.

Awards