Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH
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Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH: Giving a voice to those without homes

AMA member Aleesha Shaik, MD, MPH, started a project to speak with homeless people across the country and better understand this public health crisis.

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AMA president: All hands-on deck in fight to achieve health equity

The AMA is engaged in a sustained effort to achieve optimal health for all patients, AMA President Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, recently told the nation’s largest organization of black physicians.

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July 25, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Surprise billing proposal and other legislation, DTC drug price disclosure and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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Deteriorating infrastructure
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Social determinants of health: What medical students need to know

Economic instability, poor housing and other social-economic factors influence health. The AMA is offering a new way for tomorrow’s physicians to understand and act on social determinants of health.

Health Equity
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AMA urges support for creation of APMs for vulnerable populations

Today the AMA adopted new policies to support APMs that link quality measures and payments to outcomes for vulnerable and high-risk populations.

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AMA CEO and Executive Vice President James L. Madara, MD durimg 2019 Annual Meeting.
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21st century medicine must tackle health inequity: AMA CEO

James L. Madara, MD, tells the AMA House of Delegates that efforts to reshape medicine won’t succeed unless they put equity front and center.

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May 31, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Surprise billing proposals in Congress, Part D and Medicare Advantage drug pricing and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA on proposed federal rule to roll back anti-discrimination protections

The American Medical Association is assessing the full impact of the newly released regulatory proposal to remove anti-discrimination protections related to sexual orientation, gender identity, and termination of pregnancy across a wide variety of health care programs and insurance plans.

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Aletha Maybank MD, MPH
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3 big questions for the AMA's new chief health equity officer

Aletha Maybank MD, MPH, has already made a big mark in public health in the Big Apple. Find out more about the work she will be leading in the AMA’s new Center for Health Equity.

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