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Trump rule would revive pre-existing condition discrimination

Allowing association health plans to skirt Affordable Care Act protections will harm patient care, physicians tell federal court in amicus brief.

Judicial Advocacy
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Dec. 13, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out why the AMA is urging the Supreme Court of Kentucky to keep law on medical review panels intact.

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Top Kentucky court strikes down law on medical review panels

Justices said the law unfairly blocks court access. Physicians say the decision makes it tougher to recruit doctors, will increase patient costs.

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5 medical court cases that mattered in 2018

One thing physicians from Maryland to California had in common this year: The AMA Litigation Center had their backs.

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Nov. 29, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn about the AMA's support on a preliminary injunction against the Trump administration's 2018 final rule on short-term health plans.

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Short-term health plans will bring long-term pain for patients

The AMA and others ask a federal court to stop a rule that allows these health plans to undermine patient protections and sabotage the insurance risk pool.

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Nov. 15, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

The AMA Litigation Center joins the Pennsylvania Medical Society in a case to protect the state's medical liability fund.

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Nov. 1, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn more about the AMA Litigation Center's support on cases good-faith clinical decisions and abortion rights to unaccompanied migrant minors.

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State tries to seize $275 million from medical liability fund

Physicians who have trouble finding medical liability insurance coverage may have an even harder time if state officials’ plan to seize the funds of a last-resort insurer is allowed to proceed.

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