The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about AMA's advocacy efforts for 2025.

Under Dr. Aletha Maybank’s direction and guidance, the AMA has become a relevant national voice on equity in medicine and an important ally to organizations that have long been committed to this work.

Another year, another cut to the Medicare payments needed to keep physicians and their practices going. Congress must turn toward long-term reform. “The continuing resolution utterly fails to address ...

Practicing medicine today is so much more than the interaction between you and the patient sitting before you. Physicians must understand all parts of the health care system—from the emergency ...

What’s the news: A bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives—233—has signed onto a letter that urges House leadership to “expeditiously pass legislative fixes” that stop a “harmful” 2.8% ...

With the election behind us, it is critical that Congress tackle an issue that is jeopardizing access to care for tens of millions of patients and threatens the viability of our entire health system: ...

Endometriosis, a chronic and often painful condition affecting millions of women worldwide, continues to be a significant yet under-recognized health issue. Characterized by the growth of tissue ...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing a 2.8% cut to physician Medicare payments starting Jan. 1. At the same time, the agency also estimates that the cost of practicing ...

A U.S. surgeon general’s advisory last year raised alarms about loneliness and social isolation in the U.S. A sobering example of this epidemic is the dramatic rise in suicide rates among kids 8–12 ...

Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer Josh Lesko, MD, joins us to discuss the need for physicians to have a voice in the development of the technology they use. Dr. Lesko talks about the benefit ...

AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians, residents, medical students and patients. From private practice and health system leaders to scientists and public ...