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Medical student studying
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5 Min Read

How family nurse practitioners’ training comes up short

As nurse practitioners (NPs) push to practice without doctor supervision, research shows dearth of clinical experiences among family NPs before graduation.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Nurse holding anesthesia mask in operating room
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Don’t muddy waters for patients with “nurse anesthesiologist” term

A proposed District of Columbia regulation would let nurse anesthetists use the moniker to describe themselves. That will confuse and mislead patients.

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Federal Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
Two surgeons in an operating room
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How the AMA is fighting—and winning—for physicians at the state level

The AMA helped stop 80-plus scope of practice bills, pass 12 prior authorization reform measures, and led dozens of wins to support physician well-being.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Bruce A. Scott, MD, at the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting of the HOD
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AMA president: With unity, physicians can fix the broken health system

On major issues such as Medicare payment and prior authorization, the AMA fights for doctors the way no physician can do alone, said Bruce A. Scott, MD.

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Interim Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
Bruce A. Scott, MD, address at the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting of the HOD
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Bruce Scott, MD, address at the 2024 Interim Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting, Bruce Scott, MD, highlights the systemic challenges faced by physicians and patients. Access the recording and transcript of the speech.

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U.S. Capitol
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How the AMA is fighting for physicians now

The push is on for a 2025 Medicare payment update—but that’s not all. On prior auth, scope of practice, burnout and tech, the AMA fights for doctors.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
AMA Update for Oct. 7, 2024: Is team-based care better? Benefits of physician-led care and how to get started in team-based care
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Is team-based care better? Benefits of physician-led care and how to get started in team-based care

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about physician-led team-based care.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Update
Woman patient with clasped hands
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4 Min Read

Series details problems with lax nurse-practitioner training standards

A series from Bloomberg News digs deep to explore how and why “the increasing reliance on ill-trained nurse practitioners is imperiling U.S. patients.”

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Pharmacy technician multitasking
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Physicians to Congress: Don’t expand pharmacists’ scope of practice

A bill in Congress to let pharmacists test, diagnose and prescribe could put patients in harm’s way and lead to siloed and uncoordinated care.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians