AAEM News
Official American Academy of Emergency Medicine News Releases and Coverage
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3 binge-worthy new medical dramas, including one that actual doctors are raving about
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The Hidden Curriculum in Medical School: What They Don’t Teach You
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Doctors Agree: Finally, a Medical Drama That Gets It Right
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The Alliance of Independent Dentists Announces National Symposium in Washington, D.C.
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AMA Sign-on Letter to Congress on Medicare Payment Cuts for Physicians
Dear Speaker Johnson, Majority Leader Thune, Leader Schumer, and Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical societies and state medical associations write to collectively urge Congress to include in the forthcoming March 2025 appropriations bill, provisions that both reverse the latest round of Medicare payment cuts and provide physicians with a meaningful payment increase that reflects […] -
Effect of emergency department opioid prescribing on health outcomes
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Health care is a business. What does that mean for us?
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AAEM President Advocates for Mental Health Support in Healthcare Legislation
AAEM President Robert Frolichstein, MD FAAEM, voiced strong support for the reauthorization of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act, calling it an urgent priority for preventing burnout and mental health crises among emergency medicine physicians. This bipartisan legislation, led by Rep. Kiggans, aims to fund critical programs that support the well-being of […] -
How to Treat Cuts and Burns at Home—and When to Seek Medical Attention
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Prospect Is Another Casualty of Private Equity in Healthcare, Experts Say
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At JP Morgan conference, health care investors gear up for transformative legal developments
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Who’s fighting for physician autonomy?
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Concerns Continue Over Private Equity’s Reach Into Healthcare
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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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California’s Failed Bid To Regulate Private Equity Investment In Health Care
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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