Health Equity & Health Disparities | American Medical Association

Population Care

AMA advocacy to improve maternal health

The AMA is committed to tackling the issues surrounding maternal mortality and morbidity. Learn more about ongoing efforts on improving maternal health.

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Ethics

The 10 most-read medical ethics articles in 2022

The most popular articles published this year in the AMA Journal of Ethics covered the medical-dental divide, health equity and more.

Health Equity

Prioritizing Equity video series: Voting and health equity

In this edition of Prioritizing Equity series, learn how voting and health are related and practical tools for physicians and their institutions to support voting.

Health Equity

Prioritizing Equity video series

The Prioritizing Equity video series examines how health care equity determines care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Leadership

Eliminating racial bias in medicine is an obligation we all share

Action is needed now to ensure that pulse oximetry devices convey accurate and reliable results in all patients, regardless of skin pigmentation.

Payment & Delivery Models

Providing hospital level care at home with Narayana Murali, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about hospital-level care at home.

Payment & Delivery Models

Providing hospital level care at home with Narayana Murali, MD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about hospital-level care at home.

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Health Equity

Q&A: This Latina ob-gyn helps other physicians know their worth

Claudia López, MD, wants physicians from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups to be properly valued in training and within health care.

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AMA Equity Plan 2021-2023

Embedding equity into medicine requires planning and honesty. To meet this moment, the AMA has developed a plan to advance racial and social justice.

Read the Strategy