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Medicare spending on physician services declined $13.9 billion in 2020

New AMA report documents unprecedented changes in Medicare spending during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Press Releases
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11 Min Read

Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, on Omicron, mandate challenges and the COVID pill [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing omicron, mandate challenges and the COVID pill.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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4 Min Read

Marshfield leaders tackle pandemic’s “brutal” impact on morale

Wisconsin’s Marshfield Clinic Health System surveyed physicians and others to find out COVID-19’s impact and take actions to address it.

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Physician Health
Health System Spotlight
4 Min Read

COVID-19 financial impact on physician practices

Learn about the economic impact of COVID-19 on physician practices with the COVID-19 Physician practice financial impact survey results.

Federal Advocacy
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Congress fails patients and physicians on Medicare cuts

We urge congressional leadership to prioritize continued access to care for Medicare patients by taking urgent steps to stop these Medicare cuts.

Press Releases
Frank Clark, MD
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Q&A: How haiku helps psychiatrist contend with pandemic stress

AMA member Frank Clark, MD, wrote poetry in medical school to cope with depression. Now, with the strain of COVID-19, he crafts haiku.

Physician Health
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8 Min Read

What it’s like in ophthalmology: Shadowing Dr. Armstrong

For AMA member Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH, one innovation from the pandemic was the use of telemedicine to care for ophthalmic patients.

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Specialty Profiles
"Shadow Me" Specialty Series
Health care worker applying bandage to a child's arm
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4 Min Read

Dr. Offit: COVID-19 is “now a childhood illness”

Children’s share of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. has grown ninefold this year. Learn from Paul Offit, MD, about why vaccination is the answer.

Infectious Diseases
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Discover 7 remarkable medical students who moved medicine in 2021

Amid the strains of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, many medical students have contributed outside the classroom. Learn about seven of them.

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School