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AMA Update 606: AMA president on challenges doctors still face and what’s next for the American Medical Association

3 de junio de 2025 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:33 0 Comments

What policies does the American Medical Association support? What does the American Medical Association fight for? What are the biggest struggles doctors face today?

American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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🥼 Go to https://ama-assn.co/FightingForDocs to learn more about our AMA advocacy priorities, including:
▹ Reforming Medicare payment
▹ Fighting scope creep
▹ Fixing prior authorization
▹ Reducing physician burnout
▹ Making technology work for physicians

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AMA Update 308: hMPV symptoms and what you need to know with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

7 de junio de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:11:11 0 Comments

The latest on human metapneumovirus (hMPV), RSV vaccine approvals, changes in Medicaid coverage by state, reports about the next CDC director, and data from a new study on weight-loss surgery for kids published in JAMA Pediatrics with AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 293: Mifepristone, latest COVID variants, U.S. public health emergency ending with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

3 de mayo de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:51 0 Comments

AMA Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, shares what physicians and patients need to know about the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on May 11, 2023. Also covering the latest on abortion pill access, XBB.1.16 and XBB.1.9.1 trends, as well as a possible link between conjunctivitis and Arcturus variant. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 281: Medicaid eligibility, COVID cases in the U.S., C. auris & Marburg fever with Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH

5 de abril de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:10:57 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health, Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses important changes in Medicaid coverage following the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, coronavirus statistics and reporting slowdowns—as well as the latest on Candida auris and the Marburg fever outbreak. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

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AMA Update 260: Live from the AMA National Advocacy Conference: Physician advocacy and why it works with Todd Askew

15 de febrero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:13:43 0 Comments

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew and American Medical Association #CXO Todd Unger sit down to chat about the AMA’s latest advocacy efforts from its National Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. Topics include fixing prior authorization, reforming Medicare payment, fighting scope of practice expansion, supporting telehealth and reducing physician burnout.

Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://www.ama-assn.org/advocacy-update

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AMA Update 256: Time may be running out for free COVID testing, treatments and vaccines with Andrea Garcia JD, MPH

8 de febrero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:12:00 0 Comments

AMA’s Vice President of Science, Medicine and Public Health Andrea Garcia, JD, MPH, discusses how the Biden Administration’s decision to end the COVID-19 national emergency and U.S. public health emergency on May 11 will affect hospitals, physicians, as well as insured and uninsured patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Access updated information for hospitals, and other types of Medicare & Medicaid providers on the status of COVID-19 blanket waivers and flexibilities here: https://www.cms.gov/coronavirus-waivers

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AMA Update 239: Advocating for Medicare physician payment reform with Todd Askew

5 de enero de 2023 casimedicos AMA Update 00:14:08 0 Comments

Learn how the AMA is #FightingForDocs and access resources from the AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians by visiting: https://www.ama-assn.org/recovery

AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew discusses Medicare payment cuts and how they will impact physicians and patients. American Medical Association CXO Todd Unger hosts.

Stay up to date on all the latest advocacy news by subscribing to AMA Advocacy Update: https://www.ama-assn.org/advocacy-news

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