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High court ruling protects no-cost access to preventive care

Supreme Court rules that USPSTF appointments are lawful, meaning that task force-recommended services will continue to be fully covered under ACA.

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Physicians will get their day in court to challenge insurer price-fixing

Court denies request to dismiss lawsuit alleging MultiPlan violates antitrust law. AMA says “ending this conspiracy” would be good for patients, doctors.

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AMA applauds court decision allowing lawsuit against MultiPlan to proceed

AMA is fighting in the courts to restore fair reimbursements.

Press Releases
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High court sends e-cigarette case back to 5th Circuit

Supreme Court says 5th Circuit Court of Appeals erred in ruling that the FDA acted in arbitrary and capricious fashion on e-cigarettes. 

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Insurer price-fixing is real and physicians deserve day in court

AMA, Illinois State Medical Society urge federal court not to dismiss lawsuit against “unlawful cartel” that has led some physicians to “the brink of insolvency.”

Judicial Advocacy
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April 4, 2025: Judicial Advocacy Update

Court vacates FDA’s laboratory developed test final rule and more in the latest Judicial Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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U.S. Supreme Court must keep preventive screening, services free

The high court will decide the fate of ACA provision that is estimated to save more than 100,000 lives annually.

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Health insurance price fixing is real, and the AMA is fighting it

The AMA has filed a lawsuit challenging what insurers pay for out-of-network care. Here’s what will happen next.

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“Unlawful cartel” is price-fixing the rates insurers pay physicians

The AMA and Illinois State Medical Society file federal lawsuit to stop MultiPlan from orchestrating unfair payment rates that impede access to care.

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