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7 major downsides if the ACA is overturned by Supreme Court

Decision in California v. Texas could effectively repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Learn how that would affect health insurance coverage for millions.

Judicial Advocacy
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How to deliver preventive services at no cost to your patients

New AMA resources break down the preventive services available without patient cost-sharing, and how to properly code for them.

CPT®
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4 Min Read

Preventive care: As pandemic stretches on, “no more time to wait”

Learn how to get patients reengaged with the screenings, checkups, immunizations and counseling they need—safely and at zero cost to the patient.

Infectious Diseases
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2 Min Read

Oct. 16, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Competition declined in majority of health insurance markets where it is most scarce

Competition declined in majority of health insurance markets where it is most scarce in the latest Advocacy Update Spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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4 Min Read

How the ACA lowers patients' out-of-pocket costs

Research shows how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has lowered low-income trauma patients’ odds of being hit with catastrophically large bills.

Access to Care
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Is your town one of the least competitive health insurance markets?

As health insurance companies consolidate, market competition falls, leaving consumers with higher premiums and fewer choices and providers with lower payment.

Access to Care
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5 Min Read

Competition shrank in majority of health insurance markets where it is scarcest

New AMA study finds increasingly limited health insurance options for patients in highly concentrated markets. 

Press Releases
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Oct. 2, 2020: State Advocacy Update

AMA applauds California's groundbreaking mental health reform law in the latest State Advocacy Update

Advocacy Update
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5 Min Read

Why the Supreme Court should take up Title X gag rule case

Conflicting appellate court rulings on cases involving the HHS physician gag rule require resolution by the Supreme Court, which should strike it down.

Judicial Advocacy