2016 AMA Annual Meeting gets underway--follow daily updates

The nation’s physicians, residents and students are gathering June 11-15 in Chicago to weigh new AMA policy that will help advance the practice of medicine and improve the health of the nation. Members of the medical community who aren’t able to attend still can benefit from highlights of special educational sessions and follow the policymaking in daily updates. Policy discussion Among the dozens of issues up for discussion are such timely topics as: Improving the safety of drinking water Addressing the availability of addiction treatment centers Measuring and improving access to care for patients Increasing the number of residency positions available to train doctors for practice Reducing barriers to preventive and routine physical and mental health care for physicians in training Ensuring adequate resources and strategies to address the Zika virus Physicians representing every state and specialty will share perspectives and evaluate proposed solutions to national health care concerns. Special sessions In addition to the policymaking portion of the meeting, physicians will hear from leading experts about pressing medical and professional issues, and other events will give physicians in training a chance to develop their skills. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt will discuss the sweeping changes in delivery and payment being implemented under the landmark Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthoriza...
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