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Overdose epidemic requires state action to remove barriers to care

AMA, Mannatt report emphasizes the increasing importance of removing barriers to evidence-based care.

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As COVID-19 surges, AMA sounds alarm on nation’s overdose epidemic

Learn about the policy steps that must be taken to improve access to lifesaving substance-use disorder treatment.

Behavioral Health
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AMA to push for better access to opioid-use disorder treatments

The AMA will advocate sustained funding for evidence-based care and support research to help bring more treatments into the primary care setting.

Behavioral Health
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Reform proposed as frustration grows over prior authorization delays

Prior authorization reform introduced in Illinois as doctors cite delays in care while health plans fail to keep their promise to streamline the process.

Prior Authorization
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Physicians to HHS: Here’s how to improve prior authorization

AMA voices support for proposed federal operating rules that boost automation of prior-authorization processes, but adds that there is still more work to be done.

Prior Authorization
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Aug. 28, 2020: National Advocacy Update

HHS reverses course on regulation of laboratory-developed tests and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Efforts to fix prior auth move ahead in Congress, states 

The AMA and the Michigan State Medical Society partner to get state and federal prior-authorization reforms passed so patient care is not delayed. 

Prior Authorization
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AMA in the News: August 2020

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for August 2020.

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Mira Irons, MD, discusses case numbers and details about a new saliva-based test

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the latest numbers and trends, including a new saliva-based test.

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