AMA Update for Feb. 26, 2025: Long COVID news, measles in Texas, RSV vaccine for moms, food recalls and rural health care access
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12 Min Read

Long COVID news, measles in Texas, RSV vaccine for moms, food recalls and rural health care access

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the 2025 measle outbreak, COVID-19, RSV and more.

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Infectious Diseases
AMA Update
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7 Min Read

How Medicare’s broken pay system harms rural patients, physicians

Virginia rural family physician Sterling N. Ransone Jr., MD, says falling payment rates affect practice hiring and tech investments.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

Weighing a rural physician residency program? 6 things to know

Is a rural residency program right for you? Before the rank-order deadline, a general surgery resident who works in a rural setting offered some key insights. 

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Prep for Residency
The Road to Residency
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5 Min Read

This rural emergency doctor has another title: health system CEO

Marshfield Clinic Health System Interim CEO Brian Hoerneman, MD, knows rural health’s challenges firsthand and says a new merger could help patients.

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Population Health
Health System Spotlight
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6 Min Read

Inequitable rural health trends are alarming—and unacceptable

AMA commits to improving the health of rural patients by easing doctor shortages and taking action against negative cancer and pediatric care trends.

Population Health
Panelists at the Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care
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7 Min Read

To advance rural health, Congress should act to fix Medicare

At Sanford Health’s rural health care summit, the AMA’s president tells why Congress needs to pass proposed Medicare payment and prior authorization reforms.

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Population Health
Fighting for Physicians
AMA Update for Nov. 15, 2024: Practicing medicine in your hometown and the challenges facing rural health care with Marshfield Clinic interim CEO
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12 Min Read

Helping patients in your hometown and improving rural health care with Marshfield Clinic interim CEO

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges facing rural health care.

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Population Health
AMA Update
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12 Min Read

Helping patients in your hometown and improving rural health care with Marshfield Clinic interim CEO [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the challenges facing rural health care.

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Population Health
AMA Update Podcast
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5 Min Read

In addressing rural health inequities, definitions matter

Many programs seek to improve rural health care, but these efforts face challenges because they lack an agreed-upon definition of “rural.”

Population Health