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Further refinements will cement ACA’s success

The ongoing success of Affordable Care Act can be amplified by correcting a few remaining flaws in this landmark law.

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2022 a critical year to address worsening drug-overdose crisis

In the shadow of COVID-19, our nation’s drug-overdose epidemic is worsening. We need policymakers to take concrete actions in the new year to reverse this devastating trend.

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Sanjay Desai, MD, discusses medical education innovation and more

In this special edition of Voices from the Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium, the AMA speaks with Sanjay Desai, MD, AMA chief academic officer.

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Vaccination is our best chance to end the pandemic

Universal vaccination of health workers is fully aligned with our obligation to place the health and safety of our patients above all other considerations.

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More work remains to resolve Medicare payment situation

Congress took welcome action this month to avert Medicare payment cuts, but additional steps must be taken to provide permanent reform.

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Flow of damaging COVID-19 disinformation must end now

The spread of pandemic-related falsehoods poses tremendous risks to the health of our patients, and to the credibility of physicians as trusted sources of information.

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Key change needed to make No Surprises Act work as Congress intended

Biden administration’s rulemaking implementation of No Surprises Act dispute-resolution process skews the outcome in favor of insurance providers.

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How World Medical Association stood up for doctors during COVID-19

Doctors facing burnout or oppression amid the pandemic have had a forceful ally in the WMA, led recently by former AMA president David Barbe, MD, MHA.

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The AMA believes when it comes to health care, physicians’ voices should be the loudest in the room—and we make it happen every day. Join us today.

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