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Medicare & Medicaid: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that anticipate and respond to Medicare and Medicaid program changes addressing such issues as program rules that impact medical practice, physician payment and the emergence of Alternative Payment Models (APMs).

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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.

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Public health: CSAPH reports

Download PDFs of reports on this topic for the Council on Science and Public Health (CSAPH) presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.

Science & Public Health
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What to do when incarcerated patients need surgery

Surgical procedures for incarcerated people can be hard to come by and fraught with stressful dynamics. Get expert ethical advice.

Population Health
William Weber, MD, MPH
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Emergency physician sees impact of patients’ unmet social needs

AMA member William Weber, MD, MPH, is working to improve care and access for all patients—including those who are incarcerated. 

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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Psychiatrist’s research, advocacy advances mental health equity

Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow Stephanie Eng, MD, wants to help extend care for her patients in ways that go beyond the clinical encounter.

Health Equity
Charles Lee, MD
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5 things to know about a career in correctional medicine

Despite starting his career as a radiologist, Charles Lee, MD, found his calling to be working as a physician in California prisons. Learn why this career path holds appeal.

Transition to Attending
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For this Tulane doctor, advancing health equity has global focus

Learn how internist-pediatrician Anjali Niyogi, MD, MPH, has used her skills to help patients in New Orleans and around the world.

Health Equity
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Don’t put kids behind bars, says the AMA

Twenty-seven states have no minimum age of juvenile adjudication. The AMA advocates a minimal age of 14, in line with United Nations’ recommendation.

Population Health