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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The biggest threat to health insurance coverage isn’t what you think

Congressional efforts to repeal key health insurance reforms failed, but other efforts are afoot to undermine coverage expansions and key patient protections.

Access to Care
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Backlog of H-1B visas for physicians affects patients in need

Doctors already practicing in the U.S. are still waiting to receive their green card. Some have been waiting for decades.

International Med Ed
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Advance directives: How to talk with patients about them

An easy letter template can help frame discussions about advance directives and goals of care and serious illness in terms of living well during a difficult time.

AMA STEPS Forward®
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HHS should withdraw proposed family-planning gag rule

The proposed regulation affecting Title X providers would interfere with the patient-physician relationship and deprive patients of information on the full range of family-planning options.

Population Health
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Aug. 23, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Backlog of H-1B visas for physicians affects patients in need

Currently there is a sizable backlog of international medical graduates. AMA sent a letter to USCIS imploring them to clear the backlog for conversion from H-1B visas.

Advocacy Update
Portrait of Joanna T. Bisgrove, MD
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Joanna T. Bisgrove, MD: Battling barriers for women in medicine

AMA member Joanna T. Bisgrove, MD, is a Wisconsin family physician who is hard of hearing and provides care for patients with a wide range of disabilities.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE
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Kavita Shah Arora, MD: Improving health, reducing disparities

AMA member Kavita Shah Arora, MD, applies evidence-based medicine and research to health care policy to improve health and reduce disparities.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
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How does gender impact physician burnout? 3 key takeaways

An online survey finds that more female physicians experience burnout than their male peers. Learn how female and male physicians differ.

Physician Health
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Aug. 9, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on AMA urges DOJ to block CVS-Aetna merger

In a letter sent to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the AMA urged the DOJ to oppose to the CVS-Aetna merger. Learn about AMA's "concern that market concentration is a leading cause of high costs in health care."

Advocacy Update