AAEM News
Official American Academy of Emergency Medicine News Releases and Coverage
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Indianapolis police cite ‘excited delirium’ after in-custody deaths. It’s a debunked diagnosis
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The Gilded Age of Medicine Is Here
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Narcan vending machines help communities save fentanyl users’ lives
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“A Season of Gratitude and Hope” — A Message from Your President
As Thanksgiving approaches, I reflect on what I am grateful for and what I hope for in the coming year. It’s easy to focus on challenges, but this season reminds us to center on what matters most. For me that is the relationships that I have in my life. My amazing wife and our four […] -
U.S. Doctors’ Group Sounds Alarm on Private Equity’s Influence in Medicine
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AAEM Statement on National Emergency Services Health’s Failure to Pay its Physicians
AAEM believes that National Emergency Services Health’s (NES) failure to pay its physicians for the past month constitutes contract abandonment, significantly disrupting safe patient care. To prevent ED closures, hospital CEOs are advised to pay the physician and provide professional liability insurance. Also, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group (AAEM-PG) is fully prepared […] -
Joint Medicare Federation Letter
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical societies and state medical associations write to urgently request that Congress pass legislation to both prevent the scheduled 2.83 percent Medicare physician payment cut and, critically, provide a positive payment update for 2025. Absent Congressional intervention, this most […] -
Joint Letter Urging Congress to Pass the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (S. 644/H.R. 1359)
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader Jeffries, Minority Leader McConnell, Chair Rodgers, Ranking Member Pallone, Chair Jordan, Ranking Member Nadler, Chair Sanders, and Ranking Member Cassidy: The undersigned organizations, representing a broad base of stakeholders, write today to urge legislators to include S. 644/H.R. 1359 – the Modernizing Opioid Treatment Access Act (MOTAA) […] -
Joint Letter on Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program (CSP)
Dear Chair Aderholt, Ranking Member DeLauro, Chair Baldwin, and Ranking Member Capito: The undersigned mental health, suicide prevention, substance use recovery, and patient advocacy organizations write to express our strong support for robust investment in the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program (CSP) under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention […] -
Statement of Support for Legal Transparency in the Emergency Care of Pregnant Patients in Texas
The following statement was created by the Women in Emergency Medicine Section (WiEMS-AAEM). It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Monday, September 30, 2024. In the two years since the Dobbs vs. Jackson decision, the ability to care for pregnant persons is no longer uniform across the […] -
Doctors Organize to Push Back Against Private-Equity Takeovers
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AAEM Statement on Revised Version of AB 3129
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the AAEM Resident and Student Association notes that AB 3129, a California bill which limits health system consolidation, was recently amended in the Senate. The AAEM strongly supported the original version of AB 3129. The bill, as first drafted, would improve the enforcement of California’s prohibition on […] -
AAEM Letter in Response to RFI on the 21st Century Cures Act
Dear Representatives DeGette and Buchson, The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is the specialty society of board-certified emergency physicians. We are committed to the principle of fair and equitable practice environments to allow emergency physicians to provide the highest quality of patient care. Founded in 1993, AAEM represents over 8,000 emergency physicians and medical […] -
12 things to know about Envision
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Anesthesia Management in Emergency and Trauma Surgeries: A Narrative Review
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AG: Private Equity in Medical Systems Equals Higher Costs
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Corporate Practice of Medicine, Antikickback and Stark Analysis After the AAEM-PG and Envision Settlement
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Why Does No One Care about the Crisis in Rural Emergency Medicine?
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Emergency Medicine Group Claims Credit for Envision’s California Exit
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Envision exits California
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Envision leaves California, dodging major private equity verdict
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AMA Federation Letter on MACRA Reform VI
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical societies and state medical associations write to collectively urge Congress to prioritize and advance several key bills and legislative proposals that provide greater fiscal stability for physicians and reform key elements of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization […] -
Envision Exiting the State of California
Milwaukee, WI – The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is thrilled to announce that the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Physician Group’s (AAEM-PG) lawsuit against Envision Healthcare and Envision Physician Services has been resolved and has ended with the “healthcare giant” withdrawing from all operations in the State of California! AAEM has repeatedly stated […] -
Joint Opposition Letter on the Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and Minority Leader Jeffries: The undersigned physician organizations representing national and state medical societies write in opposition to H.R. 1770/S. 2477, the “Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act.” This bill would inappropriately allow pharmacists to perform services that would otherwise be covered if they had […] -
Statement on ACEP’s Emergency Department Accreditation Program
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has recently announced an accreditation program to recognize emergency departments (EDs) that adhere to independently developed standards, with applications opening soon. While establishing an ED accreditation program is commendable, its dual goal must be to enhance patient care and advocate for emergency physicians (EPs). Without thorough planning and […]