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Competition in commercial health insurance decreases since 2014

AMA study finds limited options as more health insurance markets are highly concentrated

Press Releases
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How to fix surprise billing without impeding access to care

Everyone agrees patients should be kept out of the middle of billing disputes. These other policy fixes will help ensure that patients can get care when they need it.

Access to Care
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A majority of physicians now take part in an ACO

In less than a decade, accountable care organization participation has become more common. Find out which physicians and practice types are more likely to join ACOs.

Payment & Delivery Models
Scales of justice
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How CVS-Aetna case puts regulators on notice

The $69 billion deal was ultimately OK’d, but not before unprecedented legal scrutiny. Courts will no longer serve as a rubber stamp for megamergers.

Access to Care
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Court ruling in CVS-Aetna merger leaves patients unprotected

Judicial decision ultimately fails patients.

Press Releases
People in line at a government facility
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Court again blocks Medicaid work requirements, this time in New Hampshire

Federal judges side with the AMA and patients to block state plan estimated to result in tens of thousands of people losing health coverage.

Judicial Advocacy
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Proposal would roll back LGBTQ protections. That’s an awful idea.

The AMA is condemning a proposed rule that would permit discrimination against LGBTQ people, women, immigrants, minorities and other patients.

Population Health
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Health reform: How to improve U.S. health care in 2020 and beyond

Health insurance should cost less and work better for those who already have it, and should be much easier to obtain for those who don’t.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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AMA condemns effort to remove patient nondiscrimination protections

AMA speaks out against the Trump administration’s proposal to remove anti-discrimination protections across a variety of programs and insurance plans.

Press Releases