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By Alan Lyndon In a significant development, the American Medical Association (AMA) has recently unveiled a new policy regarding the use of Body Mass Index ...
Read More »New BMI Policy Acknowledges Patient “Health is not one-size-fits-all.”
AMA Issues Guidance To Med Schools, Hospitals To Keep Safe New Doctors Needed During Crisis
The AMA is announced guidance to help medical schools and health systems make responsible decisions about how to safely incorporate medical students.
Read More »Joint Commission Updates Policy To Allow Physicians To Bring Their Own Masks From Home
As physicians face shortages of masks and other PPE, the Joint Commission updated it policies to allow doctors to bring their own masks from home.
Read More »AMA Commends Administration for Declaring National Emergency to Bolster Response to COVID-19
The AMA commends the Administration for declaring the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency under the Stafford Act. This emergency declaration is necessary to help ensure ...
Read More »AMA Abortion Lawsuit Puts Doctors In The Thick Of Debate
The American Medical Association is suing North Dakota to block two abortion-related laws, the latest signal the doctors’ group is shifting to a more aggressive ...
Read More »AMA Adopts Ethical Guidance on Medical Tourism
New ethical guidance on medical tourism was adopted this week at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) Annual Meeting to help physicians understand their fundamental responsibilities ...
Read More »AMA Salutes Congress for Passing VA Health Care Bill
Senate passage today of legislation reforming VA Choice is a victory for our veterans – continuing our commitment to honor their service and providing them ...
Read More »U.S. Metropolitan Areas Increasingly Dominated by Single Insurance Companies
In an analysis of competition in health insurance markets across the United States, a study conducted by the American Medical Association (AMA) found that in ...
Read More »New Online Education Helps Docs Interpret Cancer Panel Testing
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 ...
Read More »AMA Urges Congress to Reject Efforts to ‘Repeal and Replace’ Obamacare
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, ...
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