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Health care coverage & choice: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies establishing the AMA vision for health system reform to cover the uninsured and expand health insurance coverage and choice.

Medical Service

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Changes to Medicaid, the ACA and other key provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Stay up to date on OBBBA implementation and related federal rulemaking with resources from the AMA.

Federal Advocacy
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Immigration issues: Visas and green cards

The AMA opposes policies that create unnecessary stress for our IMG physicians and their families and exacerbate the physician workforce shortage by further limiting the ability of certain non-US citizen IMGs to receive a visa or green card.

Population Health
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What to know about a chance at $50 billion in rural health funding

Application deadline is Nov. 5 for the Rural Health Transformation Program, part of the budget reconciliation package passed in July. Learn more.

Population Health
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Sept. 12, 2025: National Advocacy Update

HHS releases highly anticipated MAHA Strategy Report and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

The AMA strongly supports the DACA program which protects more than 700,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and enables them to obtain work permits.

Population Health
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Southern border: Extension of family detention

The current undocumented immigration crisis is creating pressing medical issues at the southern border. Here’s how the AMA is advocating for the health and safety of undocumented immigrants.

Population Health
AMA in Action: Covering the uninsured
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Advocacy in action: Covering the uninsured

People who are uninsured live sicker and die younger. Learn how the AMA works to strengthen the Affordable Care Act and expand health insurance coverage.

Access to Care
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100,000 “Dreamers” get boost in access to health care coverage

New rule means Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients can get covered at HealthCare.gov, but they’re still ineligible for Medicaid, CHIP.

Access to Care