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Updates on the AMA's work in our nation's capital, states and courthouses |
Special Edition: April 17, 2020 |
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Issue Spotlight |
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National Update |
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State Update |
Policy options for states to address COVID-19
The AMA Advocacy Resource Center has compiled a robust list of policy options for states to address COVID-19, with information on telemedicine, liability protections, reducing administrative barriers, elective procedures and expanding coverage.
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AMA asks state policymakers to protect patient access to their physicians during COVID-19
The AMA sent letters to the National Governors Association, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and the National Council of Insurance Legislators asking their members to adopt state policies that promote patient access to their physician during this pandemic and after the emergency.
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AMA COVID-19 recommendations for OUD, pain, harm reduction
These policy recommendations emphasize three main areas: ensuring access to care for patients, waiving limits and restrictions on prescriptions for controlled substances, and harm reduction to prevent overdose.
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States implementing policy recommendations to help patients with OUD, pain, harm reduction
The AMA has identified many new ways in which states are taking action to help patients with opioid use disorder and pain and how states are further supporting harm reduction efforts.
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