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June 22, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA, FDA Release New Continuing Medical Education Video on Nutrition Facts Label
The American Medical Association (AMA), in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), today announced a continuing medical education (CME) video now available for physicians and other healthcare professionals that offers easy and practical strategies for discussing the Nutrition Facts label with patients.
June 21, 2016 - AMA Statement
State of Florida Should Stop Defending the Gun Gag Law
"With 30,000 men, women and children dying each year from gun violence, our country is facing a public health crisis that demands an active role from America’s physicians. But lawyers for the State of Florida are arguing at the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals today that doctors should be prohibited from asking patients about guns in the home."
June 21, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Georgetown University Medical Student Elected to AMA Board of Trustees
The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation's largest and most influential physician organization, announced the election of Omar Z. Maniya, M.B.A., to its 21-member Board of Trustees.
June 17, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Rockford Family Physician Re-elected to AMA Board of Trustees
The AMA announced the re-election of Illinois family physician William E. Kobler, M.D., to its 21-member Board of Trustees.
June 16, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Applauds California Insurance Commissioner’s Stand for Preserving Health Insurance Competition in Nation’s Largest State
"The American Medical Association strongly agrees with the assessment of California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones that bigger is not better when it comes to the proposed merger of two corporate giants in the health insurance industry."
June 16, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Announces Board of Trustees for 2016-2017
The American Medical Association (AMA) today introduced the 21 members of its Board of Trustees for the coming year following elections held during the Annual Meeting of the AMA House of Delegates.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Adopts New Policies on Final Day of Annual Meeting
The American Medical Association (AMA), the premier national physician organization in the country, adopted several new policies today that touch on a diverse array of public policy issues.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Encourages Training in Telemedicine for Medical Students and Residents
Recognizing that formalized training in telemedicine is not widely offered to physicians-in-training, the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during its Annual Meeting aimed at ensuring medical students and residents learn how to use telemedicine in clinical practice.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Builds on Efforts to Expand Funding for Graduate Medical Education
To ensure patients have access to an adequate physician workforce, the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy at its Annual Meeting aimed at ensuring there is sufficient funding for medical residency positions.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Adds New Tools to Combat Opioids
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policies this week at its annual meeting to reverse the country’s opioid epidemic.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Expands Policy on Background Checks, Waiting Periods to Include All Gun Purchasers
The American Medical Association (AMA) voted today to expand its existing policy on gun safety to include support for waiting periods and background checks for all firearm purchasers.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Urges Greater Physician Education on Effective Use of Once-A-Day HIV Prevention Option
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policies today recognizing the need for improved education of physicians on the effective use of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV acquisition in high-risk individuals.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Urges Equal Health Care Access for Eating Disorders
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policy today urging equal health care access and payment for eating disorders.
June 15, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Recognizes Public Health Benefits of Paid Sick Leave
The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted new policies today recognizing the public health benefits of paid sick leave and other discretionary time off.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., Inaugurated as 171st President of AMA
Andrew W. Gurman, M.D., an orthopedic hand surgeon from Hollidaysburg, Penn., was sworn in today as the 171th president of the American Medical Association (AMA).
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Confronts the Rise of Nootropics
Responding to the safety concerns generated by a growing personal use of nootropics, physicians at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted new policy discouraging the nonmedical use of prescription drugs for cognitive enhancement in healthy individuals.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Adopts Community Guidance to Reduce the Harmful Human and Environmental Effects of High Intensity Street Lighting
Physicians at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted guidance for communities on selecting among LED lighting options to minimize potential harmful human and environmental effects.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Illinois Anesthesiologist Elected to AMA Board of Trustees
The American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest physician organization, today announced the election of Illinois anesthesiologist William A. McDade, M.D., Ph.D., to its Board of Trustees.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Calls for Private, Public Health Coverage for Diabetes Prevention Programs
To help more people with prediabetes access the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) evidenced-based National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP), the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during its Annual Meeting to encourage private and public health plans to include the DPP as a covered benefit for their beneficiaries.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Urges Congress to Provide Immediate Funding to Help Combat Zika Virus
Amidst growing concerns about the nation’s ability to respond to the Zika virus, the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during its Annual meeting urging Congress to act swiftly to provide sufficient funding to combat the virus.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Adopts New Policies to Prevent Future Lead Poisoning
The American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy to protect the public from further exposure to lead in drinking water and its associated adverse physical and mental health consequences.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Supports Delayed School Start Times to Improve Adolescent Wellness
As sleep deprivation continues to negatively impact the health and well-being of adolescents in the United States, the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during its Annual Meeting to encourage reasonable school start times that allow students to get sufficient sleep.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Adopts New Public Health Policies to Improve Health of Nation
The American Medical Association (AMA), the premier national physician organization in the country, today voted to adopt new policies aimed at improving the health of the nation.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
New AMA Policy Calls for Ban on Powdered Alcohol
With concerns mounting from physicians and public health advocates nationwide about the health dangers associated with powdered alcohol, the American Medical Association (AMA) today adopted policy during its Annual Meeting supporting federal and state laws banning powdered alcohol in the United States.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Calls Gun Violence "A Public Health Crisis;" Will Actively Lobby Congress to Lift Ban on CDC Gun Violence Research
In the wake of the worst mass shooting in American history and with more than 6,000 deaths already in 2016 from gun violence, the AMA today adopted policy calling gun violence in the United States "a public health crisis" requiring a comprehensive public health response and solution.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Missouri Physician Chosen as AMA President-elect
Physicians gathered at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association (AMA) today voted for David O. Barbe, M.D., M.H.A., a family physician from Mountain Grove, Mo., to be the next president-elect of the nation’s premier physician organization.
June 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Baltimore Internist Elected to AMA Board of Trustees
Willarda V. Edwards, M.D., M.B.A., an internal medicine physician from Baltimore, was elected today to the Board of Trustees of the American Medical Association (AMA), the nation’s largest and most influential physician organization.
June 13, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA President Responds to Orlando Mass Shooting Tragedy
"As the nation’s healers, we are shocked and saddened by the horrific, senseless murders in Orlando and a brazen, targeted attack on LGBTQ Americans."
June 13, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Code of Medical Ethics Modernized for Contemporary Medicine
The central role of ethics in medicine was demonstrated today as the nation’s physician leaders voted to adopt a modernized Code of Medical Ethics during the American Medical Association’s Annual Meeting.
June 13, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Adopts New Guidance for Ethical Practice in Telemedicine
New ethical guidance adopted today at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Annual Meeting will help physicians understand how their fundamental responsibilities may play out differently when patient interactions occur through telemedicine, compared to traditional patient interactions at a medical office or hospital.
June 13, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA President Honors Late Kentucky Commissioner of Health for Lifetime Commitment to Public Service
American Medical Association (AMA) President Steven J. Stack, M.D., today awarded the late Rice C. Leach, M.D., a presidential citation for his lifetime commitment to public service.
June 13, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Awards Best New Ideas for Creating a Healthier Nation
Excellent examples of innovation that can help shape 21st century medicine were recognized as the American Medical Association (AMA) announced three teams of health care entrepreneurs selected to share $50,000 in prizes awarded by the AMA’s Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge.
June 11, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA CEO Madara Outlines Digital Challenges, Opportunities Facing Medicine
In his address to the House of Delegates at the American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting, AMA CEO James L Madara, M.D. today outlined the challenges and opportunities facing medicine in today’s rapidly-changing digital economy.
June 3, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA and Other Medical Societies Call for a Change in Interoperability Measurements
The American Medical Association and 36 specialty medical associations urged the Administration today to rethink the way it measures the interoperability of electronic health records.
June 1, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Applauds FDA’s Proposed Guidance to Reduce Sodium in U.S. Food Supply
With overwhelming scientific evidence showing the direct link between excessive sodium intake and heart disease, the American Medical Association (AMA) today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for taking a major step toward reducing the amount of sodium added to the nation’s food supply.
May 26, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Statement on FDA Approval of Implant to Fight Opioid Addiction
"The AMA is pleased the FDA approved a new implantable option to help treat patients with substance use disorders."
May 25, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA: Missouri Regulators Take Right Approach to Aetna-Humana Merger
"The prospect of the Aetna-Humana acquisition in Missouri received a bone-crushing defeat when state regulators today issued an order preventing the companies from doing any post-merger business in Missouri’s Medicare Advantage markets and some commercial insurance markets."
May 25, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Statement on VA Proposed Rule on Advanced Practice Nurses
"The American Medical Association (AMA) is disappointed by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) unprecedented proposal to allow advanced practice nurses (APRN) within the VA to practice independently of a physician’s clinical oversight, regardless of individual state law."
May 20, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Applauds Administration's New Modernized Nutrition Label Highlighting Sugar Levels
The American Medical Association (AMA) today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for releasing its modernized Nutrition Facts Label to reflect the latest in scientific research to help consumers maintain healthy dietary practices.
May 17, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Encourages More Patients to Know their Numbers on World Hypertension Day
With the number of deaths caused by high blood pressure on the rise in the United States, the American Medical Association (AMA) is joining the American Heart Association (AHA) to increase public awareness of this "silent killer."
May 5, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Applauds FDA’s New Rule on E-Cigarettes and Additional Tobacco Products
Concerned by the alarming growth of electronic cigarette use among the nation’s youth, the American Medical Association (AMA) today applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new rule banning the sale of e-cigarettes and nicotine delivery products to minors.
May 2, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Unveils New Online Resources to Help Physicians Navigate Value-Based Care Models
As part of its ongoing effort to support physicians navigating new value-based care models, the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced online resources for physicians considering their choice of new payment models that emphasize prevention, wellness and coordinated care.
April 27, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Responds to New Medicare Proposals
AMA announces new resources to help physicians navigate changing healthcare landscape.
April 27, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Welcomes House Energy and Commerce Action on Opioids
“The American Medical Association (AMA) applauds the Energy and Commerce Committee for passing several bills that will help combat the opioid epidemic facing this country."
April 25, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA and IDEA Labs Collaborate to Advance Health Care Innovation
The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced a new collaboration with IDEA Labs, a student-run biotechnology incubator, to help inspire and support cutting-edge medical technology development from the next generation of young entrepreneurs studying at Washington University in St. Louis, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Pennsylvania and University of Minnesota.
April 19, 2016 - AMA Press Release
American Medical Association Testifies at House Panel on Pending Medicare Changes
Dr. Barbara McAneny, immediate past chair of the American Medical Association (AMA), told a House panel today that the soon-to-be released regulations to implement the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) represent a critical opportunity to improve flexibility and innovation in health care that can lead to improved care and better outcomes for patients.
April 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Starts Search for the Best New Ideas to Create a Healthier Nation
The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced it is offering prizes totaling $50,000 to help physicians and medical students bring their cutting-edge health care ideas to reality with the launch of the AMA Healthier Nation Innovation Challenge.
April 11, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Says New Payment Model Rightly Focusing on Care
“At first glance, the new Comprehensive Primary Plus payment model includes several advances over the current primary care model, particularly because it emphasizes improvements in care that are achievable by primary care physicians instead of cost reductions that are beyond their control."
March 29, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Details Vision for Ending Opioid Epidemic at National Rx Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit
Dr. Patrice Harris, the chair-elect of the American Medical Association and the chair of its Task Force to Reduce Opioid Abuse, today laid out the AMA’s vision for ending the opioid epidemic.
March 29, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Testifies to California Department of Insurance
The American Medical Association (AMA) testified today before the California Department of Insurance in opposition of the proposed acquisition of Cigna by rival Anthem, warning regulators that the merger amounts to a grab for anticompetitive market power that threatens California’s health care delivery system.
March 23, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Applauds Administration for Advancing Efforts to Expand Medicare Coverage to Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
“The AMA applauds the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for moving toward authorizing coverage for the National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) to Medicare beneficiaries at high risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Today’s announcement signifies an important step toward ensuring all Americans at risk for type 2 diabetes have access to the resources they need to prevent this debilitating disease."
March 17, 2016 - AMA Press Release
American Medical Association Joins AllTrials Campaign for Clinical Trial Transparency
Today the American Medical Association (AMA) joins more than 640 patient advocacy groups, professional societies, medical organizations and thousands of patients worldwide in supporting the global campaign for clinical trial registration and reporting led by AllTrials.
March 15, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Responds to CDC Guidelines on Opioids
In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines issued today, the American Medical Association (AMA) noted its shared goal of reducing harm from opioid abuse and seeking solutions to end this public health epidemic and applauds the agency for making the issue a high priority.
March 14, 2016 - AMA Press Release
Physicians Ask Florida Attorney General to Block the Aetna-Humana Mega-merger
The American Medical Association (AMA) joined today with the Florida Medical Association (FMA) and the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association (FOMA) and called on Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi to reject the proposed merger of health insurer giants Aetna and Humana.
March 7, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Advances Initiative to Create the Medical School of the Future
Since announcing the expansion of its Accelerating Change in Medical Education Consortium last fall, the American Medical Association (AMA) is kicking-off the next phase of its work to ensure that future physicians are prepared to care for patients in the rapidly changing 21st century health care environment.
Feb. 29, 2016 - AMA Press Release
American Medical Association Continues Efforts to Improve Electronic Health Records
The American Medical Association (AMA) today pledged to work with the Department of Health & Human Services to improve the flow of electronic health information to patients and physicians to increase data sharing that will achieve healthier people and smarter spending.
Feb. 24, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Honors Government Service, Dedication to Health Care
The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the eight recipients of the 2016 Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service – the highest award for elected officials and government employees from the nation’s largest physician organization.
Feb. 22, 2016 - AMA Statement
Governors, Physicians Call for End to Nation’s Opioid Epidemic
Governors and physicians find it unacceptable that nearly 30,000 Americans die each year from the misuse and abuse of prescription opioids and heroin. To end this national epidemic that claims the lives of so many of our family members and fellow citizens, governors, physicians, state legislatures and other stakeholders must join together to take action.
Feb. 18, 2016 - AMA Press Release
National survey finds physicians support PDMPs, encounter barriers to providing non-opioid therapy to treat patients’ pain
The American Medical Association today released the findings of a national physician survey that shows strong support for key policies and recommendations to end the nation’s opioid epidemic, including ways to improve prescription drug monitoring programs, enhancing physician education as well as removing barriers to care.
Feb. 16, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Participates in Core Quality Measures Collaborative to Further Ongoing Efforts Aimed at Aligning Quality Reporting Throughout Health Care System
The American Medical Association (AMA) is participating with other physician organizations, health plans, patient groups, employers and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in a new initiative aimed at creating consistency and alignment of the quality measures reported by physicians and also used by both public and private payers.
Feb. 8, 2016 - AMA Press Release
MGMA and AMA Partner for New Conference on Medical Practice Innovation
For the first time, the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) and American Medical Association (AMA) are partnering for a new conference focused on bringing together physician and administrative leaders to discuss innovative ways the organizations and their members can forge strong relationships to enhance practice efficiency and patient care.
Feb. 2, 2016 - AMA Press Release
American Medical Association Supports Telemedicine Bill
The American Medical Association (AMA) today supported the bipartisan Creating Opportunities Now for Necessary and Effective Care Technologies (CONNECT) for Health Act to expand the use of telemedicine to achieve quality care for patients.
Jan. 21, 2016 - AMA Press Release
First-of-its-Kind PSA Campaign Targets the 86 Million American Adults with Prediabetes
American Diabetes Association, American Medical Association, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ad Council join forces to reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes, one of the nation’s biggest public health crises today.
Jan. 13, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Suggests Changes to CDC Policies on Opioids
The American Medical Association (AMA) today released comments on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) proposed opioid prescription policy.
Jan. 11, 2016 - AMA Press Release
AMA Launches Silicon Valley Integrated Innovation Company, Health2047
Building on its historic commitment to advance the practice of medicine and improve public health, the American Medical Association (AMA) today announced that it is investing $15M to become founding partner of a healthcare innovation company - Health2047, Inc.
Jan. 7, 2016 - AMA Statement
AMA Supports Newest Dietary Guidelines for Americans to Improve Public Health
"The AMA commends the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee for its work to develop the newest Dietary Guidelines for Americans (Dietary Guidelines) based on its thorough review of the latest scientific evidence available."
