Nearly everyone will experience a cold, most often caused by rhinovirus. While there is no cure, there are several ways to manage your symptoms.
Cold plunges and ice baths are everywhere, with many people claiming they boost energy, improve recovery and build resilience.
LLM-crafted prose is “gumming up our systems,” says journal’s editor-in-chief. Find out JAMA’s new policy on AI use—and when it should be avoided entirely.
Learn how new restrictions affect eligibility for Medicaid or CHIP and reduce federal funding for emergency Medicaid.
The goal of the Reimagining Residency grant program is to transform residency training to best address the workplace needs of our current and future health care system.
What are some common interview questions? Does body language during residency interviews matter? The answers can help IMGs make the right impression.
Get tips to distinguish yourself and detail your unique skills and experiences during residency interviews.
How much does it cost? How do medical students get it? Find out the facts, and get expert insight on plan options to meet your needs.
Use this data from Resolve to dig into physician pay contract trends, including the biggest base salary jumps and bonus hotspots.
Federal medical student-loan rules are shifting fast. Learn how resident physicians can avoid costly mistakes.
Stay informed with top advocacy news and essential updates on key national and state issues impacting physicians, patients and the healthcare environment in October 2026.
Cybersecurity starts with you: Recognizing National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
For a limited time this fall, UWorld is offering exclusive product discount codes to members of the AMA. Don’t miss this opportunity to access exclusive savings.
Grow your career and expand your professional networks at the AMA Career Resources event happening during the 2026 Interim Meeting.
Review the list of candidates to serve as AMA officers, on the Board of Trustees and councils.
Download PDFs and access information submitted for consideration at the AMA House of Delegates Interim Meeting.
The Council on Long Range Planning and Development (CLRPD) works on projects based on actions of the AMA House of Delegates or Board of Trustees.
The council investigates general ethical conditions and all matters pertaining to the relations of physicians to one another or to the public, and make recommendations to the House of Delegates or the constituent associations through the issuance of reports.
Learn more about the meetings and events held by the Resident & Fellow Section (RFS) for resident and fellow members.
The Integrated Physician Practice Section offers a number of opportunities to get involved, network and enhance your leadership skills.
Recommendations from the RVS Update Committee’s (RUC’s) Relativity Assessment Workgroup and CMS for new and revised CPT codes.
The USAN Program is seeking a chemical consultant to provide expert review of chemical information in USAN small molecule and biologics submissions. Learn more.
A robust healthcare market provides more options to patients. Stay up to date on healthcare competition information, including the latest advocacy news, studies, and AMA statements.
In the face of mergers between major national health insurers, physicians Tuesday during the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting said the medical profession will continue to stand against health insurance market consolidation that enhances health insurer market power, a trend that decreases health care access, quality and affordability.
In light of proposed mergers among the largest U.S. health insurers, the AMA has adopted policy to ensure consumers' access to quality, affordable health care.
“The American health care system evolves at a pace that would not have seemed possible not too long ago,” AMA Executive Vice President and CEO James L. Madara, MD, said in his address Saturday at the 2015 AMA Interim Meeting.
Two marriages are in the works among the nation’s largest health insurers—and physicians are speaking up, refusing to forever hold their peace. The proposed mergers, which would reduce competition in the health insurance market, pose a substantial risk of harm to patients and physicians in terms of health care access, quality and affordability.
Proposed mergers among four of the nation’s five largest health insurers could have a big effect on patients and physicians in many communities around the country. What will competition look like in your state?
The AMA issued analyses showing that proposed commercial health insurance mergers would exceed federal anti-trust guidelines in 97 metropolitan areas.
The AMA comments on insurance mega-mergers, and believes patients are better served in a health care system that promotes competition and choice.
In my travels I often hear the concerns and successes physicians and patients across the country face every day. Perhaps one of the most concerning challenges in today’s health care environment is health insurance competition. In 17 states, and in 41 percent of metropolitan areas, a single health insurer had more than one-half of the commercial market. In 45 states, only two health insurers had a combined commercial market share of one-half or more.
An annual analysis of commercial health insurance markets revealed the 10 most competitive and 10 least competitive states among health insurers. Find out where your state ranks.
