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Atrial fibrillation (AFib) causes your heart to beat faster than it should. Learn the signs and risk, how AFib is treated and when to talk to your physician.
Find out about changes to the codes for maternity care services, which includes separate codes for antepartum care, labor management, delivery and postpartum care.
Review the most frequently asked questions about how to prepare for the CPT® 2027 Maternity Care Services code changes.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
Find how the AMA ChangeMedEd initiative focuses on increased diversity and an improved sense of belonging in medical education.
Each month, the AMA Medical Student Outreach Program (MSOP) identifies one event to highlight as the Section Involvement Grant Event of the Month. Find out more.
AMA member Darren Gitelman, MD, says the lack of cures is a challenge, but being able to provide answers to difficult questions is a major reward.
Resident physicians at LSU School of Medicine want to use child patients’ creativity to establish a connection.
Before you sign that first physician contract, learn the six moves that can boost your compensation, lifestyle and career development.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the healthcare environment in September 2026.
Energy and Commerce hearing highlights Patients First Act, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Join AMA for a panel discussion on how primary care physicians and ob-gyns can approach sexual health conversations with patients. Learn more and register.
In this AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar, discover how healthcare organizations are transforming revenue cycle management for value-based care.
Find information on submitting resolutions and reports for the upcoming interim meeting to the AMA HOD Online Reference Committees.
Find information on the organizations that make up the Federation of Medicine—including state, county and national medical specialty societies.
The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
The council investigates general ethical conditions and all matters pertaining to the relations of physicians to one another or to the public, and make recommendations to the House of Delegates or the constituent associations through the issuance of reports.
Take on a leadership role in the RFS and make an impact on issues facing residents and fellows, patients and the medical profession.
The AMA Women Physicians Section (WPS) Inspiration Award honors and acknowledges physicians who have offered their support throughout the professional careers of fellow physicians, residents and students.
AMA participates in health care conferences and events held throughout the U.S.A. as well as internationally.
The AMA Center for Optimal Health Outcomes has partnered with Morehouse School of Medicine’s Satcher Health Leadership Institute (SHLI) to create and launch the Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellowship.
Medicaid Payment talks about what's happening with Medicaid claims and payments. Find out more about facts and issues on the AMA.
CMS released rules on Medicaid payment polices that will expand health care opportunities for Medicaid and CHIP patients.
Annual landscape assessment provides snapshot of SMBP Medicaid coverage and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
From tackling racist eGFR calculations to securing postpartum Medicaid coverage, medical associations are making an impact. Learn more with the AMA.
Year end brings windfall of No Surprises Act updates—including reopening of IDR portal for all dispute types and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
CMS raises concerns over improper household-level Medicaid and CHIP disenrollments and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
Learn how Medicaid can help patients get accurate devices to measure their BP at home and partner with doctors to address hypertension.
In the news: Eligible Americans lose Medicaid coverage, impact of exercise on brain health, FDA issues warning on off-brand semaglutide and more.
Hattiesburg Clinic’s Anita Henderson, MD, the MSMA, and many others spent years pushing to expand Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum. Now it is law.
Uninsured patients live sicker and die younger, and their ranks are set to grow by up to 14 million if states don’t act now to keep people covered.
