Physical activity can reverse prediabetes, lower BP, relieve stress and help with healthy aging. Three physicians share what patients should keep in mind.
Older and immunocompromised patients are at highest risk. Learn more with the AMA and CDC about West Nile virus testing, diagnosis and prevention.
Get details about the comment process to updates to the AMA Guides® to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment.
It took several years, but a family medicine physician finally found the right partner for implementing value-based care. She shares what to look for.
The AMA backs bipartisan legislation to reissue 40,000 unused immigrant visas for physicians and nurses.
Giving feedback that harnesses surgical residents’ thirst for improvement is a winner at Geisinger. The approach is spreading to other specialties.
Medical students at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine have a special chance to ease debt burdens and meet rural health needs. Find out how.
Often beginning with “tell me about a time when,” behavioral questions seek insight on an applicant’s response and adaptability in tough situations.
Recruiter info shows that internet job boards top the list. Learn what else drives physician job placements and which sources you should be pursuing.
As first-year resident physicians take on greater responsibility, honing efficiency and sharpening communication skills can help them thrive.
While much of the massive budget bill comes to fruition over many years, these will take effect next year. Learn more with the AMA.
Recommendations to minimize Medicaid coverage losses and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
ChangeMedEd® is a national bi-annual conference that brings together innovative leaders across the medical education continuum to reimagine the way future physicians are trained. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp, April 13-14, 2026, will equip attendees with the time-saving tools and strategies to reform their organizations and enhance professional satisfaction.
Find out about the election bylaws and policies for being elected to the AMA House of Delegates.
Find out about opportunities for representation of Federation organizations in the AMA sections' annual and interim meetings.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
Find the agenda, documents and more information for the 2025 OMSS Interim Meeting on Nov. 13-14 at Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland.
In the news: The latest on GLP-1 recommendations and risks, shingles vaccine may reduce dementia risks and more.
Every birth in America should be safe, and every mother and baby should leave the hospital with the promise of health, hope and opportunity.
A robust health insurance market provides more options to patients. Stay up to date on health insurance competition information, including the latest advocacy news, studies, and AMA statements.
CMS validation criteria, MIPS data, QPP final rule, proposed rule on Association Health Plans and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.
Tax reform conference committee, Aetna-CVS merger, student-loan legislation and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.
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.
Health insurance markets are highly concentrated. Read a summary of AMA's annual report - Competition in Health Insurance: A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets.
Even though two mega-mergers were blocked, most commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated, and many are dominated by one insurer.
Findings of the 2017 edition of AMA’s Competition in Health Insurance: A Comprehensive Study of U.S. Markets which examines market concentration in 2016.
As health care consolidation continues, one system CEO says physician leadership is required to keep the focus on patients.
Anthem ends pursuit of Cigna deal that threatened patient care. Learn how AMA is fighting for fair billing.
Today’s action marks the end of a proposed merger that AMA, courts and regulators widely condemned as a bad deal for patients and harmful to the nation’s health
