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Annie’s Place at Parkland Health in Dallas, Texas, offers no-cost childcare for parents to attend medical appointments.
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Can providing childcare at hospitals improve health?

Patients miss appointments — and health care workers miss work — because there’s no one to watch the kids. New programs test how on-site childcare might help.

  • June 12, 2024
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Climate change hurts women more

Extreme weather is linked to pregnancy complications, increased violence, and inescapable exposure to pollution and heat.

  • June 6, 2024
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Medical schools work to end student mistreatment

From public humiliation to sexist remarks, medical trainees often experience faculty mistreatment. Here’s how institutions are working to stop bad behaviors.

  • June 4, 2024
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Could giving low-income patients cash improve their health?

Guaranteed income programs have been successful in low-income countries. Now, researchers hope to test their effectiveness in the U.S.

  • May 30, 2024

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Joint Statement from National Hospital and Health System Groups on Public Disclosure of Privately Negotiated Rates Final Rule

The AHA, AAMC, CHA and FHA issued the following joint statement on today’s Public Disclosure of Privately Negotiated Rates Final Rule from CMS.

  • Nov. 14, 2019
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Amy Edmondson: Psychological safety is critically important in medicine

Amy Edmondson, PhD, Harvard professor, talks about how to create an interpersonal climate that encourages input from all members of the patient care team.

  • Nov. 12, 2019
Author Amy Edmondson delivers her speech at at Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting.
Press Release
AAMC Statement on Final CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule

AAMC Chief Health Care Officer Janis Orlowski, MD, released a statement in response to the CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule final rule.

  • Nov. 1, 2019
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How to stop the epidemic of vaping-associated lung illness

Former FDA Commissioner calls for a ban on flavors in vaping products, a campaign to correct misinformation, and to prosecute those who sell to minors.

  • Oct. 29, 2019
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Viewpoints
Should the federal government regulate vaping?

Former FDA commissioner Robert Califf, MD, examines the history of tobacco regulation and suggests how we might curb vaping-related lung illness.

  • Oct. 28, 2019
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Why women leave medicine

Research shows that almost 40% of women physicians go part-time or leave medicine altogether within six years of completing their residencies. Here’s why.

  • Oct. 1, 2019
Female doctor walks down a hospital hallway.
Press Release
Joint Statement on Outpatient Payment Policy Court Decision from AHA and AAMC

A joint statement from the AAMC and the AHA regarding the District Court's decision that HHS exceeded its authority in reducing payments to certain HOPDs.

  • Sept. 17, 2019
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Doing better for disadvantaged students

Learn Serve Lead 2019: The AAMC Annual Meeting speaker and sociologist Anthony Jack, PhD, studies the challenges that come with being disadvantaged.

  • July 30, 2019
Anthony Jack, PhD
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AAMC Statement on the Lower Health Care Costs Act

AAMC supports the HELP Committee’s interest in protecting patients from surprise medical bills but is dismayed they chose to address the issue via rate setting.

  • June 26, 2019
Viewpoints
Black and White: Are Racial Categories Too Narrow?

Current options for identifying race fail to provide an accurate picture of health data and disparities. More diverse voices can change that.

  • May 1, 2018