Topic in Focus: Health Care Equity

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6 reasons to join the AMA
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Gerald Harmon, MD, on what to know about COVID-19 therapeutics

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing therapeutics for COVID-19.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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Insurer accountability on mental health parity is long overdue

Report finds “egregious violations” of federal law, worsening nation’s mental health and drug-overdose crises. Learn more with the AMA.

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Feb. 4, 2022: Advocacy Update other news

New issue brief addresses equity in telehealth and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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Gerald Harmon, MD, on physicians' role in a pandemic of mistrust [Podcast]

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to podcast updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the important role physicians play in the pandemic.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update Podcast
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Gerald Harmon, MD, on physicians' role in a pandemic of mistrust

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the important role physicians play in the pandemic.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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Advancing health care AI through ethics, evidence and equity

Building on AMA policy for augmented intelligence, the AMA consulted with key AI stakeholder groups to elicit their thoughts on the intersection of AI and health care.

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How legacy of medical racism shapes U.S. health care today

Many physicians know their profession needs to make amends with victims of its historical abuses. Experts weigh in on how this should happen.

Health Equity
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How physicians can see health care through climate lens

This emergency doctor sees patients affected by climate change on a regular basis—and so do many other physicians. Learn more with the AMA.

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COVID-19 has hit physicians hard—some more than others

Amid physicians’ pandemic burdens comes another: a rise in disrespect for doctors from historically marginalized racial or ethnic groups, survey shows.

Health Equity