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AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians-Advocacy

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Billions go to opioid epidemic.

Access to treatment is key in addressing drug-overdose epidemic
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Health care 2020: Here’s where Congress and the states are headed

The AMA’s senior VP of advocacy offers expert insight on what physicians should expect, and advises doctors looking to make a mark with policymakers.

Access to Care
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Saving time and lives by increased access to MAT in Pennsylvania

John Gallagher, MD, asked policymakers the hard questions about why barriers to effective treatment were allowed to persist.

Prior Authorization
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Changes overdue on how substance-use disorders are covered, treated

The AMA is “laser-focused” on removing barriers to treatment for opioid-use disorder—including eliminating stigma, says the organization’s president, Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA.

Behavioral Health
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ED innovation boosts access for patients with opioid-use disorder

Two emergency doctors’ efforts help ensure patients obtain appropriate follow-up medication-assisted treatment.

Behavioral Health
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AMA to boost education on methadone maintenance therapy

Methadone has been used for 40 years to treat opioid-use disorder. AMA adopts policy to explore expanding access.

Behavioral Health
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Highlights from the 2019 AMA Interim Meeting

Catch up with the news from the AMA House of Delegates’ November 2019 meeting in San Diego.

Interim Meeting
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Fighting stigma, building a career treating substance-use disorders

Learn how AMA member Alena Balasanova, MD, is helping to fill the gaps in addiction psychiatry and medication-assisted treatment in Nebraska.

Behavioral Health
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Black patients less likely to get treatment for opioid-use disorder

Financial barriers widen racial inequities in access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid-use disorder, creating a large disparity in prescriptions.

Behavioral Health
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Oct. 4, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Governors take executive action on e-cigarettes, fighting stigma treating substance use disorders and more in AMA's latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update