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4 Min Read

Is medical liability insurance headed toward a hard market in 2025?

The risk is growing, with new AMA report showing that nearly half of reported medical liability insurance premiums rose from 2023 to 2024.

State Advocacy
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7 Min Read

Physician contracting: Job duties and liability insurance

Find out how to structure your employment contract to ensure you get the work hours and financial protection you want.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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6 Min Read

“Beneficial owner” reporting on hold after federal court rulings

Treasury Department rules implementing the Corporate Transparency Act apply to some physician practices. Find out where things stand now.

Private Practices
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4 Min Read

For a physician to be liable, jury must always find factual cause

A Pennsylvania case is threatening the well-established norm that factual cause is never optional. Discover how the AMA Litigation Center responded.

Judicial Advocacy
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4 Min Read

Indiana’s COVID-19 liability immunity statute survives court test

Physicians detailed for state appeals court the kind of limitations care teams faced during the COVID-19 pandemic’s early days.

Judicial Advocacy
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5 Min Read

For health AI to work, physicians and patients have to trust it

AI and AI-enabled tools are too important and revolutionary to leave questions about liability and governance unsettled.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 Min Read

Proper mental health care requires qualified immunity protections

Learn how the AMA is fighting to protect a Pennsylvania law that balances patient safety and mental health treatment availability.

Judicial Advocacy
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6 Min Read

Understanding physician employment contracts

Find out what you need to know before signing a physician employment contract. Read up on how to understand your compensation package and more.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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3 Min Read

AMA Future of Health: The Emerging Landscape of Augmented Intelligence in Health Care

AMA's latest Future of Health PDF resource explores the current landscape of AI in medicine from terminology to current and future use cases to addressing risks.

Digital