AMA develops strategies to achieve health equity, address physician shortage

During its annual meeting, AMA adopted a policy to minimize gaps in health care across the United States and achieve optimal health for all Americans across all facets of well-being.
Additionally, AMA adopted another policy to address physician shortages by increasing funding for graduate medical education.
Health equity
In the first policy, AMA defined health equity and declared that it will create a structural or organizational home that includes resources, staff and budget and a multiyear programmatic roadmap, according to AMA.
“We believe all Americans should have access to affordable

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