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CHICAGO, June 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a speech to physician and medical student leaders from across the country, American Medical Association President Gerald E. Harmon, M.D., today will...

CHICAGO, April 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced the hiring of Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.S., as the next editor-in-chief of the...

Chicago, Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Health insurance companies tout prior authorization for certain medical procedures, treatments, or drugs as a cost-saving measure, but insurer-imposed...

CHICAGO, Oct. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) recognized 44 health care organizations as recipients of the 2021 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition...

Chicago, Nov. 11, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- With record numbers of COVID-19 cases and deaths being reported across the country, the American Medical Association (AMA) today released a public service...

Nicosia, Cyprus, June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) and the American Medical Association (AMA) marked the one year anniversary of the adoption of the Current...

Chicago, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than two years after a landmark consensus statement signaled insurers were open to reforming the arduous prior authorization process, their subsequent...

Chicago, May 12, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced it will host a national celebration to honor the 30,000 medical students who are graduating this...

Chicago, April 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and evidence that shows that physical distancing is the only effective mechanism to stop the spread of the...

Washington, March 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Medical Association, American Pharmacists Association, and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists issued a joint statement today on...