缅北禁地 Attends AMA House of Delegates Meeting
Published July 16, 2025
Advocacy
The AMA鈥檚 House of Delegates (HOD) convened in Chicago, Illinois for its annual meeting in mid-June. The meeting spanned 4 and a half days, following 3 weeks of preparatory caucus meetings. The House addressed a wide range of timely and critical issues currently affecting the U.S. health care system.
缅北禁地 was represented at the meeting by Bill David, MD, PhD (delegate), Ileana Howard, MD (alternate delegate), Dan Pierce, MD (young physician delegate), and Rachel Volbrecht, JD (staff liaison). 缅北禁地 actively participates in the PM&R Caucus, Neuroscience Caucus, and Neurology Section, in addition to the delegates鈥� regional delegations. 缅北禁地 applied for and was approved to join the Mobility Caucus, further expanding the range of the delegates鈥� engagement across relevant specialty areas.
Key policy discussions throughout the meeting included:
CDC Advisory Committee: The HOD responded to the sudden dismissal and replacement of all members of the CDC鈥檚 Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) by adopting policy for transparency and oversight. Following an emergency resolution, the AMA sent a letter to Senator Bill Cassidy, MD, urging a formal inquiry, and a sign-on letter co-signed by nearly 100 organizations was sent to HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
NIH Restructuring and Funding: There was considerable testimony regarding the proposed reorganization of the NIH and potential funding cuts for FY 2026. A resolution was directing the AMA to issue a letter outlining these concerns, including the disruption of previously awarded research grants.
Medicaid and Medicare Advocacy: The HOD reaffirmed the AMA鈥檚 commitment to preserving access to Medicaid for patients and continuing its advocacy for meaningful, long-term Medicare physician payment reform.
Additional discussions addressed key issues including reducing administrative burdens associated with prior authorization, protecting physician autonomy from corporate interference, supporting physician well-being, and ensuring health AI development serves both patients and physicians.
The contains a detailed list of all of the major topics covered during the session, and the contains a deeper dive into AMA advocacy efforts and policy outcomes. The HOD will reconvene for its interim meeting in November 2025 in Cambridge, Maryland.