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Dec. 2, 2022: State Advocacy Update

California district attorney announces settlement in Truth in Advertising case and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Jack Resneck Jr., MD, at the 2022 Interim Meeting
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Physicians must be empowered to put patients first: AMA president

Obstacles to care emerge from prior auth, Medicare cuts and politicized exam rooms. President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, details how AMA has doctors’ backs.

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Jack Resneck Jr., MD, address at the 2022 Interim Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2022 AMA Interim Meeting, Jack Resneck Jr., MD, discusses what unites physicians. Access the recording and transcript of the speech.

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Nov. 11, 2022: State Advocacy Update

Stanford University study reaffirms that NPs are not a replacement for physicians and more in the latest

Advocacy Update
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Congressional effort to expand scope creep draws forceful rebuke

The AMA and nearly 90 physician organizations weigh in on a dangerous drive to expand nonphysicians’ scope of practice in Medicare and Medicaid.

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Fighting for Physicians
Patient and physician in conversation
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Keeping the scalpel and laser in ophthalmologists’ hands

Learn about the AMA’s efforts to stop scope creep in California that would have endangered patients needing eye care.

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What doctors wish patients knew about scope of practice
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What doctors wish patients knew about scope of practice with Scott Ferguson, MD

AMA member Scott Ferguson, MD, shares valuable information and insights about why scope of practice matters to patients.

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Scope of Practice
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Optometrists doing eye surgery? California AB 2236 vetoed for patient safety with David Aizuss, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about California AB 2236 and optometrists.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Update Podcast
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Optometrists doing eye surgery? California AB 2236 vetoed for patient safety with David Aizuss, MD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about California AB 2236 and optometrists.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Update