Opioid Epidemic

Advocacy UpdateJan 15, 2021

Jan. 15, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Now on demand: National roadmap on state-level efforts to end the nation's drug overdose epidemic in the latest State Advocacy Update.

AMA StatementsJan 14, 2021

AMA statement on HHS decision to remove barriers for opioid treatment

AMA strongly endorses today’s decision by HHS to allow physicians to prescribe without a waiver highly effective medication for opioid use disorder.

Advocacy UpdateJan 8, 2021

Jan. 8, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on what’s ahead for AMA advocacy this year

What’s ahead for AMA advocacy this year in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy UpdateJan 8, 2021

Jan. 8, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Coverage for all forms of MOUD now required by Medicaid and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Susan R. Bailey, MD, opening remarks at the State Advocacy Summit

State AdvocacyJan 7, 2021

Pandemic tops advocacy agenda, but isn’t the only item of business

A new year with new governors, state legislators and regulators, is a chance to recalibrate health care priorities but some 2020 issues still need advocacy.

Close-up of a physician using a smart tablet.

Public HealthDec 30, 2020

Collaborative care model for mental health, addiction treatment

The physician architects of a Penn Medicine model of integrated physical and mental health care detail its success.

OpioidsDec 22, 2020

Policy road map shows the way to end the overdose epidemic

It’s been clear for years that, to end the drug overdose epidemic, health insurance company and pharmacy benefit managers’ barriers to evidence-based treatment and non-opioid pain management must be eliminated.

Publications & NewslettersDec 18, 2020

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Q&A: 2021 will test dedication to ending health inequities

Why physician advocacy at all levels will be key in 2021

What physicians need to know about MIPS

Women physicians underrepresented in cable news COVID-19 coverage

Teaching resident physicians about safe opioid prescribing

What medical residents should know about clinical trials

Kaplan USMLE Step 3 prep: Management for plumber with eye injury

January 2021: Kaplan MCAT stumpers put premeds to the test

Jan. 15, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on why physician advocacy at all levels will be key in 2021

Jan. 15, 2021: National Advocacy Update

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AMA Special Meeting insights: Policymaking during a pandemic

Proceedings of the November 2020 Special Meeting of the House of Delegates

Medical education leadership opportunities

About the Council on Long Range Planning & Development (CLRPD)

A look at the upcoming Physicians of the Future Summits

YPS November 2020 Meeting highlights

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Jan. 11, 2021

Research on ventilator allocation, e-cigarettes lands top honors