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PDMP case pits patient privacy against law-enforcement intrusion

A U.S. appeals panel reverses a medical privacy victory and fails to dismiss argument that patient, physician privacy concerns are “speculative.”

Judicial Advocacy
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Stabilizing the individual insurance marketplace is top priority

Defeat of the ACA “skinny repeal” moves health reform efforts into a new phase and boosting the individual market should be the next step.

Access to Care
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9 battleground states show health reform's high stakes

Deep cuts to Medicaid would threaten access to quality care for millions in the states whose senators may decide the fate of health-system reform.

Access to Care
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June 29, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Senate health system reform, medical liability system and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
 GOP health plans unpopular with battleground voters
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Key aspects of GOP health plans unpopular with battleground voters

Deep Medicaid cuts and other provisions central to the House and Senate plans fare very poorly with registered voters in pivotal states.

Access to Care
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Poll of Alaska voters shows strong opposition to GOP reform proposals

AMA poll finds that only 18 percent of Alaskans have a favorable view of the House-passed AHCA

Press Releases
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AMA releases battleground poll results on GOP health reform fixes

Voters in Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Nevada, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia strongly disapprove of Medicaid cuts, elimination of patient protections.

Press Releases
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36 med students, young physicians recognized as future leaders

Three dozen med students, residents and early career physicians received recognition for their work. Awards cover reducing health care disparities, as well as non-clinical leadership in advocacy, community service and education.

Awards
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Physicians team up to treat addiction in rural areas

A distance learning model helps address substance abuse in rural and traditionally underserved areas. The program allows primary care physicians to get the input from colleagues and specialists on the call.

Behavioral Health