New York CME Requirements

Learn about the New York State Education Department and earn your continuing medical education (CME) credits online with the AMA Ed Hub.

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Feb. 22, 2019: State Advocacy Update

New York governor proposes removing prior authorization for MAT and California AG calls to help substance use disorders in the latest AMA state and local efforts to advocate for health care.

Advocacy Update
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How IT can help physicians build relationships in diabetes fight

Technology can help link patients with prediabetes to local lifestyle-change programs, but the bonds between the referring physicians and the community organizations that run the programs cannot be maintained by electronic communication and data-sharing alone. 

Prevention & Wellness
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Jan. 10, 2019: State Advocacy Update

New York governor signs parity legislation, reforming pain management and more in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Controversial ACA ruling: 4 things physicians should know

A federal court decision out of Texas again raises the specter of undoing the Affordable Care Act. Here’s what your patients need to understand about the ruling.

Access to Care
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Nov. 15, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Medical societies urge New York to sign parity legislation, saving time and lives in Pennsylvania and more in the latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA honors New York executive with Lifetime Achievement Award

The AMA honored Stuart Samuel Friedman, former executive director of the Suffolk County Medical Society (SCMS), with the Medical Executive Lifetime Achievement Award.

Press Releases
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Oct. 18, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Drug prices in TV ads, Surgeon General's opioid report and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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170 groups send letter on proposed changes to physician payment rule

The AMA and 170 health groups sent a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma on the proposals included in the 2019 Medicare physician payment rule.

Press Releases
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Immigration detainees have right to discharge plan

Without a meaningful care plan in place, those released from detention centers are “at risk of serious harm, including risk of death.”

Judicial Advocacy