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AMA commends federal support to expand pediatric mental health care access

Fund will make behavioral health care more accessible and equitable to children and adolescents.

Press Releases
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May 21, 2021: National Advocacy Update

COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act enacted and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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5 ways to use quality improvement tools to tackle health inequities

The data-driven approach health systems use to improve care also can help identify and cut pervasive health inequities. Learn more with the AMA.

Health Equity
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Why eGFR-reporting change helps tackle kidney disease inequities

Doctors, health systems are moving away from the race-modified eGFR that greatly hinders Black patients’ access to lifesaving transplantations.

Population Health
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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, on release of AMA's three-year equity roadmap [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 taking a look into AMA's three-year equity roadmap.

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Health Equity
AMA Update Podcast
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Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH, on release of AMA's three-year equity roadmap

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by taking a look into AMA's three-year equity roadmap.

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Health Equity
AMA Update
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Joint statement on Supreme Court’s dismissal of Title X cases

Today’s dismissal of the Supreme Court Title X cases marks another important step forward for patients across the country.

Press Releases
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6 ways to make behavioral health care more equitable in practice

Integrating behavioral health into primary care helps more patients access services. Learn how your practice also can target care inequities.

Health Equity
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How the AMA plans to tackle root causes of U.S. health inequities

Within the organization and across health care, the AMA will push upstream to tackle the forces driving the inequities that pervade American medicine.

Health Equity