Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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Actions taken to protect clerkship spots, address bias

There is an increased need for clerkship spots for U.S. medical students. The AMA will call for greater capacity.

AMA Policies
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Tying HCAHPS to safety-net payment yields unsatisfactory results

The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and other quality assessments should account for social-risk factors.

Health Equity
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Policy furthers AMA's efforts to create medical school of the future

AMA adopted policy aimed to help train future physicians on lifestyle medicine, social determinants of health, and influences of sex, gender on clinical care.

Press Releases
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Former acting U.S. surgeon general earns AMA’s top honor

From ground zero of the Ebola crisis to New York’s ground zero, Boris Lushniak, MD, MPH, served with distinction.

Awards
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HHS hears opposition to weakening ACA’s anti-discrimination rule

HHS urged to get stakeholder input and public comment before changing the Affordable Care Act’s sex-discrimination prohibitions.

Health Equity
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Confusion remains on travel ban’s scope, implementation

Restrictions on international physicians entering the United States are limited, but the vague language of the travel ban remains concerning.

Health Equity
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In dermatology, health disparities can be skin deep

Some cutaneous diseases happen more frequently in patients of color. They also present differently than in white patients or are misunderstood.

Health Equity
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Listen up: Delivering free hearing tests, devices is doable

Few clinics provide free specialized medical services to the poor, but putting the right infrastructure in place could change that.

Health Equity
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How med student loan burdens can deepen health disparities

Six-figure student-loan burdens can discourage underrepresented minorities and lower-income students, who are likelier to work in underserved areas.

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