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AMA in Action: Protecting reproductive health
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Advocacy in action: Protecting reproductive health

Ending Roe v. Wade puts government in the exam room, endangers lives and criminalizes care. The AMA stands for comprehensive reproductive health care.

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The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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AMA leadership and policy development through the World Medical Association

The AMA Delegation to the World Medical Association plays a major role in drafting proposing and authoring global policy on many important issues.

Office of International Relations
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Why the NFL holds lessons for employed physicians

As physician employment becomes more dominant, autonomy is threatened. Learn more with the AMA about the potential of physician unions.

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Transition from Resident to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
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Permanently expanding telehealth access will improve public health

Telehealth continues to provide immense benefits. Congress should act on a long-term fix to enable widespread access to this vital mode of care.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Are nurse practitioners easing shortages in underserved areas?

Years of research show the same story in state after state, regardless of their scope of practice laws. Dive deeper with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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Fixing prior auth: Give doctors a true peer to talk with—stat

“Peer-to-peer” consults are often with health plan employees who lack the right expertise, training or credentials. The AMA is fighting to change that.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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Advance care planning at Medicare visits

Must advance care planning (ACP) be addressed at every Medicare patient visit? Find out the answer with the AMA.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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What doctors wish patients knew about climate change's health impact

Climate change is not a distant threat. Three physicians explore what patients can do now to mitigate the health risks of climate change.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Advocacy in action: Combatting health effects of climate change

The American Medical Association has declared climate change a public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all individuals.

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