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California dermatologist chosen as AMA president-elect

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the election of Jack Resneck Jr., M.D., a dermatologist from the San Francisco Bay Area, as the new president-elect of the nat.... Read More

AMA announced policies adopted on first day of Special Meeting

Jun 22, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced new policies adopted by physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine at the Special Meeting of the AMA H.... Read More

AMA Adopts New Policy to Increase Diversity in Physician Workforce

Jun 18, 2021 at 12:04 pm by Staff

Furthering the American Medical Association's (AMA) commitment to racial justice and equity within the medical profession and society as a whole, and building on the recent re.... Read More

Meharry Medical College and University of Memphis Launch PECIR Program, Driving Research Collaborations

Jun 18, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

In December 2020, the University of Memphis, Meharry Medical College and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced a collaboration to increase the number of Black primary care.... Read More

AMA announced policies adopted on final day of Special Meeting

Jun 17, 2021 at 12:27 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) announced policies adopted by physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine on the final day of the Special Meeting.... Read More

UPDATE: UnitedHealthcare Policy on Emergency Coverage

Jun 17, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

Since AHA and ACEP both released statements in response to UnitedHealthcare's policy announcement that would allow for retroactive emergency-level care denials, the insurer ha.... Read More

ACEP Condemns UnitedHealthcare's New Policy to Retroactively Deny Emergency Care

Jun 17, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) strongly condemns the dangerous decision by UnitedHealthcare to retroactively deny emergency care claims. ACEP firmly belie.... Read More

AMA Adopts Guidelines that Confront Systemic Racism in Medicine

Jun 16, 2021 at 10:08 am by Staff

The nation's physicians and medical students continue to acknowledge the realities of structural racism in medicine by adding to policy that informs the American Medical Assoc.... Read More

World Premiere of 10 short films about Black Mental Health and/or Immigrant Mental Health

Jun 15, 2021 at 10:06 am by Staff

Art With Impact is premiering 10 new, five minute films that address mental health in Black and/or Immigrant communities at VOICES WITH IMPACT 2021, an online festival for fil.... Read More

American Telemedicine Association: Policy Halftime Report As State Legislators Head Into Summer Recess

Jun 15, 2021 at 12:00 am by Staff

As most state legislators head into summer recess, the American Telemedicine Association (ATA) reflects on a very active first half of the year, which saw all 50 state legisla.... Read More