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6 Min Read

April 18, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Causes of surprise billing, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
Rashmi Kudesia, MD
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4 Min Read

Rashmi Kudesia, MD: Helping women understand reproductive health

AMA member Rashmi Kudesia, MD, offers factual insights into reproductive medicine, particularly among minority populations, such as women of color, and lesbian or transgender women.

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Leadership
Members Move Medicine
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5 Min Read

5 ways new Title X rule threatens patient-physician relationship

AMA files lawsuit to block Title X rule change and protect patient-physician relationship, arguing that government does not belong in exam room.

Judicial Advocacy
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2 Min Read

March 7, 2019: Advocacy spotlight on AMA and other health groups strongly object to Title X Family Planning Rule

AMA filed comments to the HHS to express concerns about proposed regulatory changes to Title X.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

What you need to know about the Title X Rule

On March 5, 2019, the AMA filed a lawsuit to block the Trump Administration’s rule that would decimate the Title X program and limit the medical advice physicians can give their Title X patients.

Judicial Advocacy
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AMA files suit to block administration’s Title X restrictions

The AMA, along with OMA and PPFA filed suit to block the administration’s rule that would limit the medical advice physicians can give their Title X patients.

Press Releases
Barbara L. McAneny, MD
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4 Min Read

We cannot let changes to Title X put women’s health at risk

The AMA and leaders across medicine filed a lawsuit to block the Administration’s rule that would decimate the Title X program and limit the medical advice physicians can give their patients.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Physician with tape over his mouth
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4 Min Read

New federal regulations impose gag rule on physicians, restrict access to critical services

A new federal regulation will interfere with the patient-physician relationship by regulating the content of their communication. It also threatens women’s access to care.

Ethics
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2 Min Read

AMA statement on Title X gag rule and funding restrictions

This rule interferes with and imposes restrictions on the patient-physician relationship.

Press Releases