The new policies adopted on the final day of voting at the AMA Interim Meeting include advocating for funding to support school-based mental health, removing barriers to improve access to opioid use disorder medications, improving health care for veterans, and protecting health care professionals from ionizing radiation.
In their letter, the groups called on DHS to issue guidance clarifying that physicians, residents, and fellows are essential to maintaining a strong health care workforce and should be categorically exempt from the fee. The AMA is eager to collaborate with the administration to ensure that patients don’t lose access to care.
Nearly half of U.S. adults—122.4 million people—are living with high blood pressure (BP), a leading preventable risk factor for heart disease, stroke and premature death, according to the 2025 American Heart Association Statistical Update.
The American Medical Association and 79 leading medical societies reaffirm their support for vaccination as the best way to protect against the flu, COVID-19, and RSV and their potentially serious complications.
The American Medical Association House of Delegates convened recently at its Annual Meeting to adopt new policies aimed at strengthening medical education and bolstering the future physician workforce. The new policies include efforts to address medical student and physician burnout, support trainees during licensure exams, and advocate for physician-led care.
The American Medical Association (AMA) gathered physician and medical student leaders from all corners of medicine at its Annual Meeting of the House of Delegates, held in June every year, to shape guiding policies on emerging health care topics. We have highlighted some of the policies and outcomes from this year’s meeting.
Dr. Scott, an otolaryngologist from Kentucky, highlighted the broken Medicare physician payment system, out of control prior authorization, and an epidemic of physician burnout – pillars of the AMA’s Why We Fight campaign – while also touting immediate remedies required.
Physicians reported that inadequate payment rates, costly resources, and burdensome regulatory and administrative requirements are longstanding and important drivers of this change.
We have rounded up some reports and surveys from around the industry that we thought were of interest from eClinicalWorks, The Digital Medicine Society, IllumiCare, American Medical Association, Peterson Health Technology Institute, Hallmark, WittKieffer, Surescripts, and LookDeep.
Endorsing a stabilizing approach to Medicare reform, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) recommended that Congress link next year’s physician payment update to the growth in the cost of providing care.
Read up on the latest statements issued by the AMA through their current president, Bruce A. Scott, MD about recent policy changes and public health concerns.
Many physicians fear the health insurance industry’s use of unregulated artificial intelligence (AI) automation and predictive technologies will increasingly override good medical judgment and systematically deny patients coverage for necessary medical care.
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