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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Insurance mergers will reduce competition and choice

The AMA comments on insurance mega-mergers, and believes patients are better served in a health care system that promotes competition and choice.

Press Releases
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How the SGR repeal law ensures access to care for kids

The law that repealed the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula also included important provisions to help maintain access to health care for American children. As of last year, 8.1 million children were enrolled in the program, which is implemented in all 50 states.

Medicare & Medicaid
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3 ways to battle unconscious bias

With packed schedules and fast-moving days, physicians may be unconsciously biased in how they interact with patients and deliver their care. Learn how this happens and three ways you can battle unconscious bias.

Health Equity
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3 ways to take personalized medicine to the next level

For some physicians, the term “personalized medicine” refers to a person’s zip code because where people live defines their health outcomes. Here are three ways physicians are minimizing health disparities and taking personalized medicine to the next level.

Health Equity
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How patient care has changed in the ACA era: Ethical perspectives

More than 16 million people have been covered by insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The July issue of the AMA Journal of Ethics seeks to help physicians understand what the ACA means for patient care, clinical research, physician specialty choice and payment.

Ethics
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What physicians need to know about patient portals

Patients are used to accessing information online. Physicians can access their health information online through patient portals. As a physician, learn what you need to know to get patients to use this technology.

Medicare & Medicaid
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3 things the Supreme Court's ACA ruling means for physicians

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that subsidies should remain available for lower-income people who purchase their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, regardless of whether their marketplace is maintained by the federal or state government. This ruling affects physicians in three ways.

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AMA statement on King v. Burwell decision

The AMA is relieved that today’s Supreme Court decision will allow millions of patients to continue accessing the health care they need and deserve.

Press Releases
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Competency and retirement: Evaluating the senior physician

For senior physicians, retiring can be linked to clinical competency. An AMA Council on Medical Education report took a look at evaluating their ability to provide safe and effective patient care.

Health Equity