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6 Min Read

April 7, 2023: State Advocacy Update

Prior authorization garners national attention; AMA supports reform efforts in California, New Jersey and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
2 Min Read

2023 AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC) training sessions

Listen to training sessions on health policy and effective lobbying from the 2023 AMA Medical Student Advocacy Conference (MAC).

Medical Students
Panel at the 2023 AMA National Advocacy Conference
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5 Min Read

How 3 specialties are facing down scope-creep challenges

Leaders from ophthalmology, anesthesiology and psychiatry describe recent wins on scope of practice and why physicians must unite to protect patients.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Mother holding and kissing smiling baby
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5 Min Read

This pediatrician speaks up for Mississippi moms, infants

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.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
Hannibal Person, MD
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10 Min Read

Q&A: This pediatrician is confronting inequities in GI care

Gastrointestinal (GI) problems in children of color are too often dismissed. Learn how pediatrician Hannibal Person, MD, is working to change that.

Health Equity
Rahul Gupta, MD, speaking at the 2023 National Advocacy Conference
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5 Min Read

Every 5 minutes a person dies of drug overdose. This must end.

Rahul Gupta, MD, MPH, is the first physician to direct the White House’s drug-control policy. Learn why he says treatment is key to the strategy.

Behavioral Health
Stethoscope on laptop keyboard
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3 Min Read

Get up to speed on big wins to ensure that telehealth is covered

Telehealth is critical to medicine’s future, and fair payment for it is essential. Learn how the AMA is advancing telehealth.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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24 Min Read

How the AMA is fighting for physicians and patients in Washington, Part II

In the second part of a two-part series episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about the AMA’s advocacy on Capitol Hill and how you can get involved.

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Federal Advocacy
Moving Medicine Podcast
Richard Silvera, MD
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10 Min Read

Q&A: Physician advocacy for patients with HIV gets personal

Advocacy must be everywhere, because health inequities are everywhere, says Medical Justice in Advocacy Fellow Richard Silvera, MD, MPH. Learn more.

Health Equity