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AMA ANNUAL MEETING
AMA Meeting
Highlights
Hundreds of physicians, medical students, residents and fellows met in Chicago to consider a wide array of proposals to help fulfill the AMA’s core mission of promoting medicine and improving public health.
The high-level issues from the 2018 AMA Annual Meeting held June 9-13 in Chicago have been identified in this report.
AMA backs common-sense measures to prevent gun injuries, deaths Delegates back gun-violence restraining orders, tougher background checks
and better data collection, among other actions.
Surgeon general to AMA: Look upstream to prevent nation’s ills U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams, MD, challenged his fellow AMA delegates to lead a civil discussion on issues critical to helping patients live longer, healthier lives.
Patrice A. Harris, MD wins
office of AMA president-elect
Dr. Harris, chair of the AMA Opioid black woman to be sworn in as president of the AMA.
AMA seeks to boost affordability, competition in ACA marketplaces Nearly 12 million people obtained
coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces this year. The AMA adopts policies to improve the exchanges.
Health care AI holds promise, but physicians’ perspective needed
“augmented intelligence,” the AMA lays out a road map for health care AI to ensure quality, protect patient rights.
AMA: Remove barriers to
opioid-use disorder treatment Treating opioid-use disorder as a chronic disease means eliminating stigma and removing barriers to treatment.
Physicians adopt plan to
combat pay gap in medicine
Reports show pay disparities among male and female physicians after accounting for other factors. The AMA will advocate a wide array of measures to address the issue.
AMA puts its organizational muscle behind health equity push
optimal health for all. The move is aimed
at eliminating disparities affecting racial and ethnic minorities and other populations.
Precision medicine should
have its play in new pay models The tailored approach to delivering care should be incorporated into alternative payment models, the AMA House of Delegates says.
Doctors oppose policy that splits
kids from caregivers at border
The government’s zero-tolerance approach at border could create a lifetime of trauma for children affected. The AMA calls for the policy to end.
LEARN MORE about
the actions at the 2018 AMA Annual Meeting on the AMA’s website:
www.ama-assn.org.
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