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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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Your trusted voice, your powerful ally, your AMA

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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Saluting our brave health care workforce in a time of thanks

COVID-19 has tested us all, but none more than the men and women—physicians, nurses and others—who staff our nation’s hospitals, EDs and ICUs.

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Commonsense gun laws can help end firearm violence

Appropriate gun-safety measures such as New York’s concealed-carry law are an essential element of effective public safety policy.

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FDA made the wrong choice in allowing Vuse marketing

E-cigarettes, like any products containing nicotine in any form, are unsafe and can lead to addiction, particularly for youth.

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Top 10 stories from the November 2021 AMA Special Meeting

Evidence and equity should carry the day on public health, policing and more. Learn the biggest news from the House of Delegates’ fall gathering.