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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Steven Pantilat, MD, at TEDMED 2018. Photo courtesy of TEDMED.
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4 things medical students should know about giving bad news

The manner in which physicians present bad news can affect patients’ outlook. Here’s how a palliative-care pioneer approaches such situations.

Ethics
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Trump rule would revive pre-existing condition discrimination

Allowing association health plans to skirt Affordable Care Act protections will harm patient care, physicians tell federal court in amicus brief.

Judicial Advocacy
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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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Talking firearms in the exam room: 3 cases where it matters

A CME module from the AMA offers new insight on how physicians can have effective conversations to help patients at high risk of firearm violence.

Injury & Violence
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3 questions to ask patients when measuring blood pressure

Here are three questions physicians should ask to improve blood-pressure measurement and control in their patients.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA statement on Affordable Care Act ruling

AMA Statement on Affordable Care Act Ruling

Press Releases
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Dec. 13, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Choice and competition in health care, new drug pricing rule for Part D drugs and more in AMA's national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Richard Deem, the AMA’s senior vice president for advocacy
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5 ways the midterms shook up the U.S. health care agenda for 2019

Prescription-drug pricing, gun violence and ACA-stabilization efforts are among the issues that could see new life next year.

Access to Care
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Most commercial health insurance markets are highly concentrated

Health insurance competition is sorely lacking, AMA research shows, and growing consolidation is not bringing lower premiums for patients.

Access to Care