Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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6 reasons to join the AMA
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March 8, 2024: National Advocacy Update

Senators introduce the No Fees for EFTs Act and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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March 8, 2024: State Advocacy Update

New AMA report on overdose crisis in pregnant and postpartum people and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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What doctors wish patients knew about sickle cell disease

From debilitating pain crises to organ damage, sickle cell anemia takes a toll, but there are promising treatments. Two hematologists share more.

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Population Health
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Why does representation in medicine matter? AMA members speak out

Learn how AMA member physicians from historically marginalized groups are working to make the path easier for those who follow in their footsteps.

Health Equity
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To address food insecurity, ask patients three questions

Learn how a Sanford Health pediatrics clinic effectively screens patients and gives families the help they need—without the stigma.

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Health Equity
Health System Spotlight
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Your private practice wants to advance equity. Start here.

Achieving health equity requires structural change, but there are concrete steps that smaller physician practices can take. Learn more with the AMA.

Private Practices
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In crisis, health equity gets overlooked. That must change.

Learn how guidance from the AMA and over 30 other organizations will help leaders ensure that equity is embedded in crisis preparedness and response.

Health Equity
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Driving the future of digital health

Digital health is reshaping America’s health care system at every turn. AMA works to make sure the physician voice is front and center.

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AMA Future of Health: The Emerging Landscape of Augmented Intelligence in Health Care

AMA's latest Future of Health PDF resource explores the current landscape of AI in medicine from terminology to current and future use cases to addressing risks.

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