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4 Min Read

Feb. 9, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Drug testing appropriateness document, Rhode Island opioid educational toolbox and more in the latest of AMA's state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
Diagram of simplifying path to prior authorization
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3 Min Read

AGs called on to help stop prior authorization for MAT

National Association of Attorneys General urged to follow New York Attorney General’s lead and stop prior authorization on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) across the nation.

Sustainability
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3 Min Read

2 more states ease access to naloxone

Health officials in Utah and Louisiana issue standing orders for naloxone to expand access to the life-saving opioid overdose antidote.

Behavioral Health
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4 Min Read

Seeing someone vape makes younger smokers want to light up: study

Although they look less like cigarettes than their predecessors, vape pens still cause young adult smokers to crave combustibles when exposed to their use.

Behavioral Health
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4 Min Read

Drug pricing needs transparency, physicians say

Physicians forcefully voice concerns about increasing prescription drug prices and call for transparency from pharmaceutical companies.

Behavioral Health
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Jan. 26, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Four states introduce legislation for Interstate Medical Licensure Compact, Louisiana and Utah sign standing orders for naloxone and more in AMA's latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
2017 AMA State Legislative Strategy Conference in Amelia, Fla.
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Opioid epidemic must be addressed from all angles

Physicians, pharmacists, data analysts and policy makers have been working together to reverse the opioid epidemic.

Behavioral Health
Top State Issues 2017
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5 issues physicians will take to state legislators in 2017

Legislation on physician-led team-based care and reversing the nation’s opioid epidemic and Medicaid are among the top issues faced at the state level this year.

State Advocacy
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4 Min Read

Jan. 12, 2017: Advocacy spotlight on The top issues that will affect physicians in 2017

The top issues that will affect physicians in 2017: AMA's take on EHR interoperability, prescription drug pricing, the opioid epidemic and more.

Advocacy Update