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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Women leaders in medicine: Seeking equal pay for equal work

Tune into a discussion promoting growth as a woman in the medical field.

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Health Equity
Moving Medicine Podcast
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How to improve hypertension medication adherence for BP control

The way blood pressure medications are prescribed and purchased can promote or hinder patient adherence. Learn more from the AMA.

Prevention & Wellness
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Congress provides relief on Medicare payment; passes surprise billing

The giant spending bill passed by Congress funds the government through September, avoids Medicare payment cuts and reforms surprise billing.

Medicare & Medicaid
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New competency focus involves structural factors in health

Understanding systems-level forces is crucial to making health care work for patients. Some medical schools are coming around to the idea.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Proposed “No Surprises Act” favors commercial health plans

Congress circulates flawed solution to surprise billing to include in end-of-the-year legislative package. AMA urges lawmakers to keep working on it.

Access to Care
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Dec. 18, 2020: Advocacy Update spotlight on first look at “No Surprises Act” favors commercial health plans 

A first look at “No Surprises Act” favors commercial health plans in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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AMA statement on the nominations of Xavier Becerra, Vivek Murthy

AMA strongly supports supports nominations of Xavier Becerra to be the next Secretary of HHS and Vivek Murthy, M.D., to be Surgeon General

Press Releases
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Why stigma prevents treating menstrual hygiene as essential

Lifetime costs for tampons add up to nearly $2,000. Learn what medical students and doctors can do to fight the harmful effects of “period poverty.”

Population Health
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An open letter to health care workers on taking the COVID-19 vaccine

In an open letter dated Dec. 15, 2020, AHA, AMA, ANA urge health care profeassionals to take the COVID-19 vaccine.

Infectious Diseases