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2022 Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates
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AMA details plan to stop the public health “infodemic”

Disinformation spread by health professionals made the pandemic worse. Delegates back boards having the authority to take disciplinary action.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA adopts new policy aimed at addressing public health disinformation

The AMA today adopted policy during the Annual Meeting of its House of Delegates to address health-related disinformation spread by health professionals.

Press Releases
2022 Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates
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Help private practices build their part in new payment models

Private practice doctors face special barriers to partaking in APMs and other prospective payment models. Here is how the AMA and other medical associations can help.

Private Practices
Participant at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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AMA: Low-wage work exacerbates health inequities

Doctors declare “poverty is detrimental to health.” Boosting pay among low-income workers would improve outcomes and lower health care costs.

Health Equity
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AMA adopts new policy declaring climate change a public health crisis

The AMA adopted policy during the House of Delegates Annual Meeting declaring climate change a public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all people.

Press Releases
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AMA adopts new policy connecting poverty-level wages to adverse health

The American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during the Annual Meeting of its House of Delegates affirming that poverty is detrimental to health.

Press Releases
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2022 AMA Annual Meeting: 8 issues to watch

Track the big health care policy proposals that physicians and medical students will consider at the House of Delegates’ meeting June 10–15.

Annual Meeting
Smiling masked patient showing arm with bandage to health care worker
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To overcome doctor shortage, get rid of obstacles to primary care

For patients in some communities, a pressing question is whether their primary care doctor will retire—because a replacement may be hard to come by.

Sustainability
Piggy bank as a hot air balloon
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Bill enables 401(k) match for doctors paying off student loans

Residents, young physicians often squeezed between paying off loans and saving for retirement. The House passes an AMA-supported bill to help.

Resident Advocacy