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5 MIN READ

Are nurse practitioners easing shortages in underserved areas?

Years of research show the same story in state after state, regardless of their scope of practice laws. Dive deeper with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians

Your powerful ally

The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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7 MIN READ

Fixing prior auth: Give doctors a true peer to talk with—stat

“Peer-to-peer” consults are often with health plan employees who lack the right expertise, training or credentials. The AMA is fighting to change that.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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3 MIN READ

Advance care planning at Medicare visits

Must advance care planning (ACP) be addressed at every Medicare patient visit? Find out the answer with the AMA.

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Sustainability
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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11 MIN READ

What doctors wish patients knew about climate change's health impact

Climate change is not a distant threat. Three physicians explore what patients can do now to mitigate the health risks of climate change.

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What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Advocacy in action: Combatting health effects of climate change

The American Medical Association has declared climate change a public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all individuals.

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Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan speaking at the AMA National Advocacy Conference
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4 MIN READ

FTC eyes how “middlemen” contribute to generic drug shortages

“Corporate middlemen can have an outsized say in how you do your jobs as physicians,” Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan tells doctors.

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Say goodbye to physician residency—and medical student-loan debt?

Learn how employer-sponsored hiring incentives can help residents transitioning to practice pay off an average medical school debt of $100,000.

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Medical Residency Personal Finance
Transitioning to Practice
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How medicine is addressing climate change's health effects

The AMA has declared climate change a public health crisis. Now a JAMA series documents its impact on patient outcomes and where to go from here.

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Look out for these land mines in hospital employment contracts

Reading a contract may be tedious, but spotting problematic language could save you years of disappointment. Learn more with the AMA.

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