The AMA advocates at the federal and state levels on key health care issues impacting patients and physicians. See updates of some of the recent efforts.
Stay informed with the latest updates on highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A(H5N1), or bird flu.
Physician payments are further eroded by frequent and large payment redistributions caused by budget neutrality adjustments.
The Medicare Economic Index (MEI) is a measure of practice cost inflation to estimate annual changes in physicians’ operating costs and establish appropriate Medicare physician payment updates.
The next step ahead in medical education assessment is part of the movement for precision education.
A framework for educators and administrators who create programs for coaching medical students—view videos, purchase books or download directories of workshop participants.
What is the average medical school debt? How does medical student loan forgiveness work? Find answers to these key questions and more.
For medical students with a passion for scholarship, making research a centerpiece of their residency application is a logical choice.
Recruiting firm survey shows nearly 60% of final-year residents get over 100 job solicitations. Learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff.
As physician employment becomes more dominant, autonomy is threatened. Learn more with the AMA about the potential of physician unions.
Contact your members of Congress: Urge support for Medicare physician payment reform and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.
AMA submits comments on FTC’s investigation into the role of “middlemen” in drug shortages and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
The 2024 International Conference on Physician Health will be held Oct. 17–Oct. 19, 2024. Learn more.
This two-day boot camp Sept. 23-24, 2024, is designed for clinical and operational change agents looking to eliminate unnecessary work and free up more time to focus on what matters most–patient care.
Find information on the organizations that make up the Federation of Medicine—including state, county and national medical specialty societies.
The Specialty and Service Society (SSS) is the largest caucus in the AMA House of Delegates.
Download PDFs of reports on this topic from the Council on Medical Education presented during the AMA Interim and Annual Meetings.
See how the CCB recommends changes to the AMA Constitution and Bylaws and assists in reviewing the rules, regulations and procedures of AMA sections.
Find the agenda PDF, documents and more for the 2024 APS Annual Meeting on June 7 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.
MSS elections will take place during the 2024 MSS Annual Meeting, June 6-7, 2024.
In the news: Physical activity and mortality, prior authorization used to deny care, tracking drug shortages, No Surprises Act arbitration and more.
As physician employment grows in health care, doctors’ compensation methods—salary and bonuses—start to resemble other industries.
The opioid epidemic affects the lives of millions of Americans. Find out how the AMA is leading the fight against opioid addiction in America.
The report contains recommendations for state policymakers to improve access to care for pregnant and postpartum people with opioid use disorder.
AMA urges continued support for New York’s Committee for Physician Health and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.
The final rule by the Department of Health and Human Services makes permanent changes to opioid use disorder medication prescribing.
The nation’s drug-related overdose and death epidemic demands immediate and collective action, with physicians taking the lead.
Over 107,000 Americans died of a drug-related overdose last year, but payers have yet to step up to boost access to lifesaving treatment.
Learn about the nation’s drug overdose and death epidemic, and the efforts made by physicians to end the epidemic in this AMA Advocacy Insights webinar.
2023 AMA Overdose Epidemic Report reveals that the epidemic is deadlier than ever and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.
Physician and medical student leaders gathered this week to shape guiding policies on health care topics.
Opioid prescribing by physicians decreased for the 13th consecutive year, but overdose deaths related to illicitly manufactured substances continue to increase.