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AMA Does Not Want PA Autonomy

Delegates want more study on licensing for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)

AMA, I Hardly Knew Ye

Group's annual meeting folds its tent, but that tent has really changed

AMA to Examine Public Option

Feasibility study stops short of endorsement

AMA Pushes for One-Match-Fits-All Residencies

AMA to study law enforcement violence; oncologist wins race for AMA president-elect

AMA Urges Improved VA Interoperability

Also recommends expansion of Choice Program

AMA Moves to Protect Immigrants, Refugees

Women and children are specific concern

AMA Just Says No to Medicaid Cuts

Unified in opposition, the AMA remains divided on how to handle the details

AMA Debates How to Prescribe Buprenorphine

Votes in favor of measures addressing opioid crisis, colorectal screening co-insurance

AMA Told Mental Health Dx Still a Stigma for Docs

Students, physicians fear repercussions of seeking mental health care

AMA Leadership Presses Members to Defend ACA

Encourages docs to 'put a human face' on healthcare

AMA Blasts Medicare Part B Drug Price Plan

Votes to ask CMS to withdraw proposal

AMA Pans 'High Stakes' Exams

Backs more money for GME, but is silent on source of funds

AMA Bucks NRA: Backs Waiting Periods, Background Checks

"Stop studying and let's do something"

AMA Urges Weapons Be Limited in Hospitals

Resolution aimed at units housing mental health patients

Drop Ban on Gun Violence Research at CDC, Urges AMA

"We will not stand idly by and watch fellow Americans be slaughtered"

AMA: Broad Coalition Backs End to Ban on Gun Violence Research

Orlando tragedy spurs new push for CDC funding

Medicaid Expansion Panned by AMA Council

Low doctor payment blocking access

As Terror Strikes Orlando, AMA Tackles Violence

Is it a public health issue?

Physicians Urged to Get Ahead of Social Media Profile

Social media expert Kevin Pho gives tips on protecting online reputation

AMA Wants 2-Years of Grace for ICD-10 Errors

With time running out, AMA acts to protect physician payment

Pricey Drugs Prompt AMA to Ask FDA and FTC for Help

This time it's generics not brands

AMA Invests $$$ in Initiative to Improve Professional Satisfaction

AMA is betting happier doctors will deliver better care

ICD-10: AMA Considers Grace Period to 'Save Docs'

No easy choices for AMA as it mulls next steps

AMA Highlights: VA, Cheerleaders, and Guns

CHICAGO -- Wrapping up a full agenda, the AMA agrees cheerleading is a sport, doctors outside the VA need to pitch in to help care for veterans, and e-cigarettes need to be regulated.

AMA Clamps Down on MOC, But Punts on Gun Regs

CHICAGO -- The AMA鈥檚 House of Delegates drew the line on this year's hot button topic -- maintenance of certification (MOC), saying it should not be mandatory, nor should it be a condition of licensure.

AMA Agrees to Recharge Advocacy

CHICAGO -- The AMA will bolster their political advocacy efforts, recognize presurgical transgender birth certificates, and support insurance to cover young pregnant women and newborns, their House of Delegates voted here.

AMA Mulls Gun Violence CME

CHICAGO -- As the AMA's House of Delegates was meeting in a downtown hotel here, 29 local residents were shot and four killed within a 10-mile radius.

Give Me That Old Time AMA

After an absence of a few years, I find myself back in Chicago for the AMA's annual meeting and discover that not much has changed.

Lethal Injections, MOC, and E-Cigs on AMA Agenda

The American Medical Association is being asked to strengthen its ethical stance on physician participation in execution by extending its ban on doctors participating to include all health professionals.

AMA President Discusses SGR Repeal Efforts

Shortly after the American Medical Association's interim meeting adjourned, Ardis Hoven, MD, president of the American Medical Association, sat down for a one-on-one interview with 榴莲视频 to discuss the AMA's SGR repeal strategy.

Docs Need Info on 'Grace Period,' AMA Says

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The American Medical Association wants health plans to notify doctors when patients haven't paid their premiums, a situation that could leave physicians on the hook for unpaid services.

SGR Repeal Still Gets AMA Support

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- The AMA's policymaking House of Delegates voted nearly unanimously to continue its support of congressional efforts to repeal Medicare's payment formula despite its opposition to a 10-year pay freeze that's part of a draft proposal.

Fast-Acting AMA Group Hopes to Fix SGR

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- A large coalition of American Medical Association members met in seclusion Sunday morning here at the interim meeting of the House of Delegates and rapidly found consensus on a proposed resolution for the repeal of Medicare's sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula.

Health Insurers Improve Claims Processing

CHICAGO -- The percentage of claims incorrectly processed by health plans fell for the third straight year to 7.1% in 2013, according to the American Medical Association.

AMA House Votes Against Council, Calls Obesity a Disease

CHICAGO -- Obesity should be called a disease and not simply a condition, the American Medical Association's policy-making House of Delegates voted on Tuesday, ignoring a recommendation by one of its own councils.

Obesity Not a Disease, AMA Council Says

CHICAGO -- Obesity is hard to define and diagnose, and partly because of that is not a disease, an American Medical Association council said in a report issued here Monday.

AMA: Trust but Verify Genetically Modified Foods

茂禄驴CHICAGO -- When it comes to genetically modified foods, the American Medical Association has adopted a "trust but verify" policy: the foods seem safe, but they still need to be checked out.

AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safety

The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.

AMA: House of Delegates Backs Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- The American Medical Association's House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support of individual responsibility -- including a requirement that most U.S. residents buy health insurance -- as the foundation of universal coverage.

AMA: Delegates Sharply Divided on Individual Mandate

CHICAGO -- As the constitutionality of the individual mandate is debated in the nation's courts, the issue has emerged as a lightning rod in the American Medical Association's annual House of Delegates meeting here.

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