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 calls for health coverage for diabetes prevention programs

The AMA adopted policy to encourage health plans to include access to the CDC's National Diabetes Prevention Program as a covered benefit.

Press Releases
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Physician behind KevinMD reveals how to leverage social media

Leading physician blogger highlights how to use social media to establish online presence as a medical professional. Dr. Kevin Pho offers tips to help you connect with and help educate patients.

Publications & Newsletters
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Putting patients at the center of health care: Medicine that works

The complexities of U.S. health care takes its toll on patients and physicians. Three stories look at the need to put patients back at the center of health care and see new ways to make the medical system better.

Prevention & Wellness
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Emergency Medical Treatment & Labor Act (EMTALA)

Read comments strongly objecting to EMTALA's extension to inpatient settings or to the transfer of inpatients to hospitals with specialized capabilities.

Sustainability
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AMA: Missouri regulators take right approach to Aetna-Humana merger

Regulators set back the Aetna-Humana merger in Missouri by preventing any post-merger business in Missouri's Medicare Advantage and some insurance markets.

Press Releases
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3 steps for talking with patients about substance use disorder

Physicians who want to start a conversation about substance use face the issue of how to avoid stigmatizing the patient. Three suggestions offer a way to promote an effective patient-physician dialogue.

Behavioral Health
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Freedom of patient-physician conversations hinges on federal court case

A federal court is reviewing a Florida case about a law that restricts physicians from discussing firearm safety with patients and their families. The AMA’s amicus brief argues the law intrudes on the practice of medicine.

Judicial Advocacy
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How to talk about substance use disorders with your patients

Physicians often struggle with how to open the conversation about substance abuse with patients. But it’s critical for patient safety that physicians discuss how to prevent misuse and overdose, and get treatment.

Behavioral Health
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A growing health disparity: Life expectancy for richest, poorest Americans

The poorest men in the U.S. at age 40 have a life expectancy similar to men in Pakistan and Sudan. The richest Americans continue to add years to their lives. A study examines how income correlates with longevity—and how that’s changing.

Health Equity