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April 4, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Improving access to care, surprise billing and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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April 4, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Maine ruling on prison mediation-assisted treatment and Idaho's governor signs pharmacist prescribing bill news in AMA's latest state advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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New ICD-10 codes will help physicians tackle social barriers to care

AMA, UnitedHealthcare will work to address the social factors that affect patients’ health by standardizing data collection on their social determinants of health.

Digital
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UNH and the AMA collaborate to address access to better health

UNH and AMA support data use for social determinants of health to improve social services referrals and build efforts to help the underserved get health care.

Press Releases
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Quick Take: Federal judge blocks Medicaid work requirements

A judge blocks two states’ Medicaid work requirements, citing in one case an AMA brief noting the destructive effects of coverage gaps.

Access to Care
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AMA: New Jersey shows leadership to help end opioid epidemic

The AMA commended NJ Gov. Murphy and state Human Services Commissioner Johnson for helping end barriers to treatment for patients with opioid use disorder.

Press Releases
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4 updates to the joint-replacement registry—and why they matter

Clinical data registries are a way for physicians to report on quality measures that matter to them. Learn how this orthopedic surgeons’ registry is doing even more.

Digital
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New heart-disease prevention guideline: What physicians must know

Evidence-driven recommendations from the ACC and the AHA mean goodbye to baby aspirin for healthy older adults. Here is what else you should know.

Prevention & Wellness
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Court sides with doctor, patient call to uphold Medicaid expansion

The Idaho Medical Association joined with two patients and a physician to ask their state high court to uphold voters’ will to widen Medicaid’s reach.

Judicial Advocacy