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Feb. 22, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Aetna's prior authorization program under scrutiny and MAT helps reduce post-incarceration fatal opioid-related overdoses in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA: Eliminate burdens for controlled substances’ e-prescribing

Delegates also push for effective opioid-use disorder in jails and prisons and emergency naloxone in public settings.

Interim Meeting
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Oct. 5, 2017: State Advocacy Update

New resources on treating substance-use disorder, registration for opioid webinar and more in AMA's latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
Prison bars covering windows.
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Unique challenges face clinicians delivering care behind bars

Clinicians working in correctional settings need to offer good care while respecting incarcerated patients’ autonomy.

Population Health
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Physicians see positive role for spirituality in medicine

The AMA backs patient access to spiritual care, one of several new policies patients should know about.

Behavioral Health
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Criminal justice reform can improve public health

Mass incarceration poses a threat to public health, fueling chronic disease and mental illness that physicians must address. Working for criminal justice reform can save money and lives.

Population Health