HIV, STIs, Viral Hepatitis and LTBI Routine Screening Toolkit

The AMA’s toolkit for community health centers and emergency departments guides you from patient intake to linkage to care.

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AMA Update for April 14, 2025: Measles news, new COVID study findings, plus Life in Media Survey on kids' mental health and phones
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Measles news, new COVID study findings, plus Life in Media Survey on kids' mental health and phones

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the ongoing measles outbreak, the latest study on COVID and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Broken law scales of justice
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5 Min Read

Insurer price-fixing is real and physicians deserve day in court

AMA, Illinois State Medical Society urge federal court not to dismiss lawsuit against “unlawful cartel” that has led some physicians to “the brink of insolvency.”

Judicial Advocacy
Patient holds prescription while talking to doctor
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13 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about asthma

Asthma can be life-threatening if you don’t get treatment. Two physicians, from Bayhealth and Rush University System for Health, share more.

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Chronic Diseases
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
AMA Update for April 9, 2025: Another measles death, pertussis news, a new Alzheimer's test, plus shingles and dementia study
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Another measles death, pertussis news, a new Alzheimer's test, plus shingles and dementia study

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about a new pertussis outbreak, a new Alzheimer's test and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
Joel Bervell, MD, with his “The Doctor is In” show’s animated lead
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5 Min Read

“If you see it, you can be it” mantra animates YouTube kids show

Social media rock star and AMA member Joel Bervell, MD, hopes the streaming show, “The Doctor is In,” will inspires kids to consider medicine as a career.

Health Equity
William Weber, MD, MPH
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7 Min Read

Emergency physician sees impact of patients’ unmet social needs

AMA member William Weber, MD, MPH, is working to improve care and access for all patients—including those who are incarcerated. 

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
Medical helicopter in sky
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4 Min Read

When prior authorization blocks lifesaving treatments

About 100 bills nationwide target this payer cost-control process that delays patient care. The AMA is fighting to fix prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
Smiling patient sits on an exam table while talking to health care worker
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9 Min Read

How Henry Ford Health is advancing population health

By launching Populance, Henry Ford Health is empowering physicians, health systems and health plans to embrace value-based care, improve patient care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
AMA Update for April 4, 2025: AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it
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AI in health insurance claims, why prior authorization is so difficult and how AMA fights to fix it

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about key takeaways from the AMA's recent prior auth survey and more.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Update