AMA President David O. Barbe, MD, MHA
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AMA president: Sustained leadership earns results on vital issues

With persistence, innovation and dedication, physicians are reshaping medicine. That leadership is needed more than ever, says David O. Barbe, MD, MHA.

Leadership
Damaged home in Puerto Rico
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Physicians helped boost aid for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Action taken by AMA House of Delegates credited with helping deliver relief to U.S. areas devastated by hurricanes.

Medicare & Medicaid
Melissa Garretson, MD
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AMA policy opposing Medicaid caps had an immediate impact

Doctors presented Congress with a unified front after adopting a new AMA policy at the 2017 AMA Annual Meeting that opposed federal spending caps on Medicaid.

Access to Care
The White House
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AMA objects to attack on family planning services

Citing the need for unfiltered communication between doctors and patients, the AMA objects strongly to proposal to withhold family planning funding.

Public Health Advocacy
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May 17, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Medicaid waivers, Medicaid expansion, and more in AMA's latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
Brandi Ring, MD
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Brandi Ring, MD: Giving voice to patients in need

AMA member and ob-gyn Brandi Ring, MD, sees patients at their best and at their worst. Their reality gives life to her push for safer, more affordable, more sustainable health care.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
A man reading the back of a pill package in a pharmacy.
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Congress should closely scrutinize proposed CVS-Aetna merger

Deal could cut local competition for health insurance, retail pharmacies and pharmacy benefit management services. AMA also deeply concerned about announced merger of Cigna, Express Scripts.

Access to Care
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March 8, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on AMA, Anthem try new tack: Working together to improve health care

Working together to improve health care - Read about AMA's work with Anthem.

Advocacy Update
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March 8, 2018: National Advocacy Update

The proposed CVS-Aetna merger, firearm violence prevention and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update