AMA Delegates Take Action on Cannabis, Medical Aid-in-Dying Resolutions Concern expressed about lack of available evidence on harms of marijuana Nov 14, 2023
AMA Supports Tighter Restrictions to Curb Pollution From Industrialized Farms Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations "may be a public health hazard," group says Nov 14, 2023
AMA Delegates Divided on Federal Ban of the Corporate Practice of Medicine "We need to move forcefully against the barbarians at the gate," one physician said Nov 13, 2023
Getting the Incentives Right for Reducing Healthcare's Carbon Footprint There are ways to save energy while also saving money, experts say Nov 13, 2023
Health Organizations Making Strides In Health Equity, AMA Leader Says Half of organizations have made progress toward barring race-based decision tools, survey finds Nov 12, 2023
AMA Declines to Debate Resolution on Israel-Hamas Conflict "This issue is too vital for us to evade discussion," one delegate argued unsuccessfully Nov 12, 2023
Single-Payer Healthcare, Obesity Drug Coverage Discussed at the AMA Interim Meeting Delegates agree the current system is broken but disagree on the solution Nov 12, 2023
Medicine Is Not Just at a Crossroads, It's in a Crisis, AMA President Says Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, uses his interim speech to "shine a light" on the challenges docs face Nov 11, 2023
AMA to Amp Up Hospital Consolidation Scrutiny "The entire healthcare industry is consolidating into one big clotted mass," says delegate Jun 15, 2023
'We Need It Now': AMA Delegates Urge Public Health System Funding, Support COVID-era funding is drying up as Medicaid rolls are shrinking Jun 15, 2023
AMA Opposes Legacy Preferences in Med School Applications Delegates persuade House members to acknowledge "discriminatory impact" of long-standing practice Jun 14, 2023
New AMA President Urges More Action on Substance Use Disorder, Mental Illness Jesse Ehrenfeld is the association's first openly gay person in the job Jun 14, 2023
AMA Declares Payment Reform an 'Urgent' Priority Delegates to hold leaders accountable for progress Jun 13, 2023
AMA Delegates Make Short Work of Proposals on Abortion But a bid to add vision, hearing coverage to Medicare lasted longer in the spotlight Jun 13, 2023
Should Students Carry Naloxone? AMA Members Debate Policy Stance Delegates also examine role in preventing border wall injuries and recidivism in jails, prisons Jun 12, 2023
AMA Wrestles With Part B Drug Costs, Wheelchair Ramps, and Dementia Care At the House of Delegates meeting, members debated on various topics Jun 12, 2023
Airlines Need to Let Wheelchair Users Use Them on Planes, AMA Members Say Rescheduling testosterone also under discussion at annual meeting Jun 12, 2023
AMA Urged to Do More to Safeguard Adolescent Gender-Affirming Care Association needs to move from passive support to proactive protection, delegate says Jun 11, 2023
States Must Stop Criminalizing Medicine, AMA Delegates Say "This is unacceptable...and it's time for us to push back" Jun 11, 2023
Outgoing AMA President Calls for Unity in the Relay That Is Medicine "Our common cause is to speak out for and to advance our flame," says Jack Resneck Jr., MD Jun 10, 2023
Should Board Certification Organizations Have to Meet Particular Standards? AMA delegates debate the question, air their grievances with maintenance of certification Nov 17, 2022
AMA Edges Closer to Supporting Public Option Members will also oppose employer mandates requiring docs to sign contracts waiving due process Nov 16, 2022
AMA Discusses Emergency Cardiac Care, Abortion as Delegates Wrap Up Interim Meeting Resolution on transgender athletes also approved Nov 16, 2022
AMA Votes to Oppose Punishing Doctors When Necessary Care Results in Fetal Death Doctors recount horrors of physician and patient arrests after loss of pregnancy Nov 15, 2022
Expanding Vaccination Pay, 'Public Option' Fuel Debate Among AMA Delegates Resolutions also advocate for greater accuracy in Medicare Advantage plan offerings and more Nov 14, 2022
COVID Vaccine Mandates in the Spotlight at the AMA's Interim Meeting Sobriety criteria for liver transplant patients also discussed Nov 14, 2022
AMA President Says 'Enough is Enough' to Divisive Politics, Fake News in Medicine "We cannot allow physicians or our patients to become pawns," says Jack Resneck Jr., MD Nov 13, 2022
AMA President-Elect Comes By His Profession Naturally As the child of a dentist and a psychologist, Jesse Ehrenfeld says he was "called" to medicine Jun 17, 2022
Health Equity, Gun Violence Prevention Among Priorities for AMA's New President Jack Resneck, Jr., MD, talks about running "the race we're in" Jun 15, 2022
Unmatched Physicians' Futures a Focus at the AMA Meeting Delegates debate allowing them to work in underserved areas with licensed physician supervision Jun 15, 2022
AMA Acknowledges Voting Is a Social Determinant of Health Gerrymandering has disenfranchised already vulnerable communities, delegates argue Jun 14, 2022
AMA Delegates Pass Resolution on Gun Violence The group also addressed use of BMI as a standard measure, protection of sexual assault victims Jun 14, 2022
AMA Annual Meeting Marred by Election Violation Charge President-elect candidate Willarda Edwards accused of vote-trading, denies any wrongdoing Jun 13, 2022
Med Students Call for Comprehensive Sex Ed in Schools at the AMA Meeting Making families responsible for sex education isn't working, say advocates of proposed policy Jun 13, 2022
AMA Debates Policy on Informal Milk Sharing Amid Formula Shortage "There's nothing nefarious going on here," said one delegate opposing proposed policy Jun 13, 2022
Medicare Drug Price Negotiation in the Spotlight at AMA Annual Meeting Amendment on international pricing draws controversy Jun 13, 2022
Should Docs Get Paid for Time Spent on Prior Authorizations? AMA delegates were split on this question at a reference committee hearing Jun 12, 2022
Gun Violence Is a Scourge That Must Be Dealt With, Says Outgoing AMA President It "cannot be our new normal," Gerald Harmon, MD, says at the House of Delegates meeting Jun 11, 2022
Some AMA Delegates Decry Dismissal of Global Warming as a Health Crisis Climate change harms patients and physicians' practices, they argue Nov 27, 2021
AMA Calls for Greater Police Accountability in New Report Excludes reform on qualified immunity and demilitarization, to some delegates' disappointment Nov 17, 2021