Menthol cigarettes displayed in vending machine
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Why FDA’s move to ban menthol flavoring is long overdue

Experts estimate that nearly 1 million Americans—and about 230,000 Black Americans—would quit within two years of a menthol cigarette ban’s taking effect.

Judicial Advocacy
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FDA agrees to ban menthol to protect African Americans

Today’s action by the FDA to ban menthol-flavored cigarettes is a major step toward preventing a new generation from becoming tobacco users and saving lives.

Press Releases
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AMA statement on HHS decision to remove addiction treatment barriers

AMA is pleased that HHS will support physicians to prescribe buprenorphine, will remove daunting regulatory barriers for patients with opioid use disorder.

Press Releases
Hand scanning a prescription bottle
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3 Min Read

How a $10 copay could mean life or death for some patients

Learn with the AMA how payers’ focus on shifting costs to patients can clash with medicine’s mission of bettering public health.

Public Health Advocacy
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3 Min Read

April 9, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Kentucky and Virginia enact opioid litigation abatement laws and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Susan R. Bailey, MD
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4 Min Read

Questions still surround cannabis use and public health

More scientific research is needed to fully document the public health, medical and economic consequences tied to cannabis use.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Conversation with two people in a health care office
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3 Min Read

Texas FQHC develops integrative model to help patients with pain

Austin clinic developed a comprehensive, integrative pain-management program to support patients’ comprehensive needs.

Behavioral Health
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AMA applauds Biden Administration’s first-year drug policy priorities

The agenda outlined today by the Biden Administration tackles overdoses and substance use disorder head-on in ways that will reduce stigma and remove barriers to treatment.

Press Releases
Patient speaking with a health care worker
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4 Min Read

Addressing the obesity epidemic: 4 things physicians can do

People with obesity often skip seeking medical attention because they fear being stigmatized. Learn how physicians can help change the obesity narrative.

Chronic Diseases