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4 Min Read

Travel ban threatens to worsen access to care

AMA joins brief supporting effort to block nationality-based restrictions on immigration and travel. Physicians from Syria and Iran alone handle 14 million patient visits annually.

Health Equity
2 Min Read

Litigation Center case selection criteria

Review the selection criteria if you would like to submit a case for consideration by the Litigation Center.

Judicial Advocacy
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3 Min Read

March 22, 2018: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out how the AMA advocates for pregnant women and their right to informed consent about their options in NIFLA v. Becerra.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

Pregnant women deserve to get the whole truth on their options

Pregnancy clinics’ misleading messages create compelling need to protect patients’ right to accurate medical information, the AMA argues in a brief filed with Supreme Court.

Ethics
#Best of 2017 Litigation, Justice statue in front of law books.
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6 Min Read

Top cases show physicians had a forceful ally in the courts

The Litigation Center of the American Medical Association and State Medical Societies fought existential threats, parried “artful pleadings” in 2017.

Judicial Advocacy
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2 Min Read

Dec. 14, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Learn how the AMA provided support for the Kentucky Medical Association amicus brief on a new way to bring liability lawsuits.

Advocacy Update
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State high court halts new way to bring liability lawsuits

State Supreme Court reverses appellate decision, rejects legal maneuver that would allow hospitals to be sued over doctor-credentialing decisions.

Sustainability
#Best of 2017 Mergers
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Mega-mergers blocked, averting pay cuts of at least $500 million

The AMA took a leading role in the year-plus fight against two health insurance mega-mergers. The effort paid off with courtroom victories in 2017.

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Nov. 16, 2017: Judicial Advocacy Update

Find out how the AMA provides legal support in a California medical staff's lawsuit about medical staff rights.

Advocacy Update