May 25, 2022
The American Medical Association (AMA) and Mathematica with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is interested in learning how physicians manage patients with chronic Lyme disease.
They are seeking physicians who typically see five to 30 patients per year for chronic Lyme disease to join one of the focus groups below:
If interested, please email to register.
Are you a physician who typically sees five to 30 Lyme disease patients a year? If yes, your expertise is sought to participate in a June focus group presented by the AMA and Mathematica. Receive a $100 gift card for your time.
This project is a key step to improve support for physicians to effectively care for patients with concerns for chronic Lyme disease. Upon completion, physicians will receive a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for their time and expertise.
Project leads:
Arnold Chen, MD, Principal Investigator
Sue Felt-Lisk, Project Director
Chronic Lyme Disease Project
Mathematica, under contract with the American Medical Association, with CDC funding
May 29, 2025
As the Legislature works to complete its work on the state’s two-year budget, another deadline is looming. Legislators are required to pass a balanced budget before the end of the fiscal year—June 30, 2025. If they don’t meet that deadline, the state will begin a partial shutdown.
May 29, 2025
Registration has opened for the Empowering Physicians: A Night of Reflection and Engagement event, featuring best-selling author Elisabeth Rosenthal, MD.
May 29, 2025
The AMA is encouraging physicians to contact their U.S. senators and urge them to revise the reconciliation bill passed recently by the U.S. House of Representatives. While the bill includes language that would stabilize Medicare physician payments, it also threatens to cripple Medicaid and CHIP.