After AMA advocacy for modernized and streamlined digital health policies, HHS and CMS are delivering changes that improve patient care, ease burdens.

Rush MD Anderson Cancer Center is participating in a collaborative model to prioritize patients at all stages of disease, including “thrivers.” ...

AMA member David J. Savage, MD, PhD, did his fellowship in hematology/oncology. He says fellowship applicants shouldn’t fear breaking the mold.

The AMA is highlighting one element of Public Law 119-21—the massive budget reconciliation package known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. The provision aims to boost access, innovation, and ...

The No Surprises Act created a way to settle out-of-network disputes, but losing health plans aren’t complying. New bipartisan bill would fix that.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) manage prescription drug plan (PDP) benefits for insurers and/or employers. PBMs are “middlemen” in the prescription drug supply chain. PBMs were established in the ...

About the American Medical Association The American Medical Association is the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care. As the only medical association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical ...

About the American Medical Association The American Medical Association is the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care. As the only medical association that convenes 190+ state and specialty medical ...

A cesarean section, or C-section, is a surgical procedure used to deliver a baby. The doctor makes an incision in the mother's abdomen and then another in the uterus to deliver the baby. It may be ...

The AMA’s What Doctors Wish Patients Knew ™ series gives physicians a platform to share what they want patients to understand about today’s health care headlines. In this installment, Alyssa Kuban, MD ...

Dr. Michael Suk, an orthopaedic surgeon, is one of a growing number of physicians finding value in lifestyle medicine. The first pillar: Get off the couch. Patients often talk about wanting to ...