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AMA adopts new policies at 2018 annual meeting

The AMA voted to adopt new policies related to immigration and gender equity in medicine, among other items, during its Annual Meeting.

Press Releases
Marianna Kong, MD
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How team-based care enhances resident learning

Residents are spending less time in teaching clinics. A team-based care approach can make that time more productive.

Improve GME
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AMA calls for sustainable funding of long-term care and support

The U.S. spends hundreds of billions annually on long-term care. The AMA proposes a number of steps to ease the financial burden.

AMA Policies
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AMA adopts policy to address costs of long-term services, supports

AMA House of Delegates adopted policy to make long-term care insurance simpler, affordable, and innovative for current employees, retirees.

Press Releases
AMA President David O. Barbe, MD, MHA
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AMA president: Sustained leadership earns results on vital issues

With persistence, innovation and dedication, physicians are reshaping medicine. That leadership is needed more than ever, says David O. Barbe, MD, MHA.

Leadership
Damaged home in Puerto Rico
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Physicians helped boost aid for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Action taken by AMA House of Delegates credited with helping deliver relief to U.S. areas devastated by hurricanes.

Medicare & Medicaid
James Harvey, MD with patient
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Key to medical group’s success: Letting doctors be doctors

Physicians with Privia Medical Group are not called upon to be typists or negotiate contracts. Their role is to listen to patients and provide care.

Sustainability
Melissa Garretson, MD
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AMA policy opposing Medicaid caps had an immediate impact

Doctors presented Congress with a unified front after adopting a new AMA policy at the 2017 AMA Annual Meeting that opposed federal spending caps on Medicaid.

Access to Care
A nurse and two doctors talk in an empty white hallway.
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Good teammates check their egos, says one chief resident

A chief resident offers insight about the significance of teamwork in a residency program and how a resident can ensure their team’s success.

Residency Life