American Medical Association Meeting
'It is our duty': AMA adopts several new public health policies
The AMA House of Delegates adopted several new policies to promote public health at its annual meeting.
'Our patients deserve better': AMA adopts policies to protect health care access
The AMA adopted policies to protect patients’ access to necessary health care in a variety of ways at its annual meeting.
AMA introduces policies supporting naloxone access, mental health treatment
The AMA House of Delegates adopted several policies that aim to expand the availability of life-saving medications and care for substance use disorders, overdoses and mental health.
AMA calls for medical school-loan debt relief, changes to medical exams
The AMA House of Delegates adopted two policies aimed at reducing the financial burden of medical student graduates and alleviating the workload of medical trainees.
AMA adopts policy advocating for Medicaid expansion
The AMA adopted new policies on broader Medicare and Medicaid health care coverage during its annual House of Delegates meeting.
AMA: Drug, device sponsors need to include women, LGBTQ+ patients in trials
The AMA announced a new policy that supports requirements for drug and device sponsors to develop diversity action plans so that women and sexual and gender minorities are adequately represented in their clinical trials.
'Denials must not be a mystery': AMA adopts prior authorization policies
The AMA House of Delegates adopted two new policies aiming to reform prior authorization and the burden it causes patients and physicians.
AMA elects president focused on patient-physician relationships
Physicians and medical students elected the next president of the AMA at its annual House of Delegates meeting.