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

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Paul H. Wick, MD
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Paul H. Wick, MD: Improving the lives of uninsured patients

Even in his retirement, AMA member and psychiatrist Paul H. Wick, MD, works to improve the health and well-being of uninsured patients.

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Members Move Medicine
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4 hazards medical trainees face in hospital “room of horrors”

A safety-focused simulation aims to help medical students and residents identify potential hazards in a hospital room before they cause harm.

ChangeMedEd Initiative
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Oct. 18, 2018: State Advocacy Update

AMA calls for enforcement of Mental Health Parity Act and AMA president visits Iowa in the latest state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA statement on CVS-Aetna merger: not enough patient protection

AMA welcomes the DOJ requiring Aetna to divest its Medicare Part D business, but disappointed that they didn’t go further by blocking the CVS-Aetna merger.

Press Releases
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Why the U.S. health care system should be reformed

Find out why the AMA is committed to health care reform that expands insurance coverage and provides more access to high-quality care.

Access to Care
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AMA calls for greater enforcement of Parity Act on 10th anniversary

On 10th anniversary of law requiring parity for coverage of mental health and drug addiction, AMA calls on policymakers for greater enforcement and oversight.

Press Releases
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Oct. 4, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Doctor office drug compounding oversight, OPPS and ASC proposed rule and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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How Medicaid expansion has improved care access, outcomes

Find out how the Affordable Care Act Medicaid expansion has increased insurance coverage and led to better access to care and patient outcomes.

Access to Care
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8 ways to improve health care price transparency

Meaningful price transparency is necessary if patients are to make value-based care decisions in choosing reasonably priced, high-quality care.

Public Health Advocacy