AMA adopts new policies to rein in burdensome prior authorization policies that delay care

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

Building on years of advocacy on every front to streamline burdensome prior authorization requirements, physicians, residents and medical students at the Special Meeting of th.... Read More

AMA adopts new policies to bolster rural health care

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

Despite advances including the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion bringing insurance coverage and health care accessibility to millions of Americans, the health of rur.... Read More

New AMA policy opposes "excited delirium" diagnosis, use of pharmacological intervention in law enforcement settings

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

A policy adopted by physicians, residents, and medical students at the American Medical Association's (AMA) Special Meeting of its House of Delegates (HOD) opposes "excited de.... Read More

Susan Bailey, M.D., reflects on AMA leadership and her pandemic presidency

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

American Medical Association (AMA) President Susan R. Bailey, M.D., today delivered the final speech of her presidency to the AMA House of Delegates, touting the heroic and li.... Read More

California dermatologist chosen as AMA president-elect

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the election of Jack Resneck Jr., M.D., a dermatologist from the San Francisco Bay Area, as the new president-elect of the nat.... Read More

AMA announced policies adopted on first day of Special Meeting

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced new policies adopted by physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine at the Special Meeting of the AMA H.... Read More

LifePoint Health Announces Agreement to Acquire Kindred Healthcare

Jun 21, 2021 at 05:25 pm by Staff

LifePoint Health and Kindred Healthcare announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for LifePoint to acquire Kindred Healthcare. The combination of LifePoint Healt.... Read More

AMA Adopts New Policy to Increase Diversity in Physician Workforce

Jun 18, 2021 at 12:04 pm by Staff

Furthering the American Medical Association's (AMA) commitment to racial justice and equity within the medical profession and society as a whole, and building on the recent re.... Read More

Meharry Medical College and University of Memphis Launch PECIR Program, Driving Research Collaborations

Jun 18, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

In December 2020, the University of Memphis, Meharry Medical College and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced a collaboration to increase the number of Black primary care.... Read More

Supreme Court Rules Against Texas-Led Challenge to ACA

Jun 17, 2021 at 12:34 pm by Staff

In a 7-2 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Affordable Care Act, rebuffing a claim by a group of Republican-led states. Earlier, a district court ha.... Read More