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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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Nov. 29, 2018: State Advocacy Update

AMA asks regulators to ensure patients' access to covered benefits, APA creates model bills to enforce mental health parity and more in the latest AMA state advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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Oct. 18, 2018: State Advocacy Update

AMA calls for enforcement of Mental Health Parity Act and AMA president visits Iowa in the latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA calls for greater enforcement of Parity Act on 10th anniversary

On 10th anniversary of law requiring parity for coverage of mental health and drug addiction, AMA calls on policymakers for greater enforcement and oversight.

Press Releases
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Oct. 5, 2017: National Advocacy Update

PQRS and VM reports, the DREAM Act, CHIP reauthorization, CHRONIC Care Act and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA applauds White House mental health parity recommendations

The American Medical Association welcomed today the final recommendations from the White House's Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Task Force.

Press Releases
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Court rules physicians can stand up for their patients

A U.S. appeals court ruling gave legal power to patients who face unfair scrutiny or rejection of their mental health claims and enabled their physicians to stand up for this vulnerable population in court.

Judicial Advocacy
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Ruling could restrict access to psychiatric care

Mental health parity is at the center of a case between physicians and Anthem, Inc., one of the largest health insurers in the country. The complaint alleged that Anthem reimbursed psychiatrists less than non-psychiatric physicians who provided comparable medical services.

Judicial Advocacy
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Physicians go to court for their mental health patients

Physicians are taking on the issue of mental health parity in a case against UnitedHealthcare, claiming the payer has “systematically implemented unlawful and deceptive practices.”

Judicial Advocacy