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The American Medical Association (AMA) today outlined its opposition to current efforts in the U.S. Senate aimed at replacing or repealing the Affordable Care Act, ...

As part of its program aimed at educating physicians and other health care professionals on the benefits and limitations of genomics and precision medicine, the ...

The American Medical Association (AMA) responded today to policies outlined last week in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) physician fee schedule proposed ...

By Joseph M. Gorrell Opioid abuse is becoming epidemic in the U.S., with more than 90 people dying each day of overdoses. A significant factor ...

By Julie Rovner Much has been written lately about how individuals’ health could suffer if they lose insurance under the health proposals circulating in the ...

By Julie Rovner Senate Republican leaders Thursday released their revised bill to “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act, but they acknowledged that furious days ...

By Laurie E. Ingwersen When planning for retirement, you are likely familiar with IRAs, 401(k)s and pension plans as the traditional path to retirement savings. But ...

By Stephanie O’Neill Air Force veteran Billy Ramos, from Simi Valley, Calif., is 53 and gets health insurance for himself and for his family from Medicaid — ...