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Health systems swap insights on COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Health care leaders are learning lessons from each other on how to handle the massive vaccination job while overcoming vaccine hesitancy.

Infectious Diseases
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Unprecedented measure on PA oversight fails to reach floor

Bill would allow physician assistants (PAs) to practice without oversight or collaboration after six months of full-time practice.

Scope of Practice
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What’s on the physician advocacy action list for 2021

Physician advocates have taken an all-hands-on-deck approach to COVID-19, but health inequity, administrative burdens need attention too.

Federal Advocacy
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Why Medicaid should give moms full year of coverage post-pregnancy

60% of pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. Learn how continuous access to health coverage can help combat nation’s rising maternal mortality rate.

Population Health
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COVID-19 policy recommendations for OUD, pain, harm reduction

Download guidance and issue brief PDFs—the AMA provides policy recommendations to help guide policymakers to reduce the stress of patients with an opioid use disorder and pain during the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA COVID-19 Guides
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Todd Askew recaps takeaways from National Advocacy Conference

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 with a recap on takeaways from National Advocacy Conference.

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Federal Advocacy
AMA Update
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How doctors can adjust to new reality—opening notes to patients

Learn more with the AMA about how physicians can comply with new federal information-blocking rule by effectively sharing notes with patients.

Digital
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Why Congress must act now to prevent physician Medicare pay cuts

As their revenue plummets during the pandemic, physicians are in store for 2% Medicare pay cuts. Learn more with the AMA.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans must end, doctors say

AMA joins National Association of Manufacturers and many others to back the Equality Act’s passage in the House of Representatives. Find out why.

Federal Advocacy