AAEM News
Official American Academy of Emergency Medicine News Releases and Coverage
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Doctors Strike at Detroit Hospital After Unionizing Last Year
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EMERGENCY ROOMS: Private staffing companies focus of government inquiry
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Federal investigation into private equity hospital staffing, patient care in Southern Colorado
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Senator Scrutinizes Physician Staffing Firms and Their Private Equity Owners
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CPOM Update: AAEM Collaborates With Senator Gary Peters’ Investigation of Private Equity’s Influence on Patient Care in EM
In an era where the intersection of healthcare and corporate interests increasingly comes under scrutiny, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) has taken a significant step forward in advocating for the sanctity of patient care in the emergency room. Working in collaboration with Senator Gary Peters and the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental […] -
AAEM Letter in Response to the Wall Street Journal’s Article Entitled ‘The Biden ‘Strike Force’ Is Coming for You’
Re: The Biden ‘Strike Force’ Is Coming for You (March 6, 2024) As a practicing Emergency Physician and President of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), I am disappointed at the immediate and misinformed response from this publication to the announcement that the Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, and Department of Health and […] -
‘The Biden ‘Strike Force’ Is Coming for You’
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Healthcare Docket: Feds and States Move to Curb Private Equity’s Takeover of Healthcare
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Joint Statement on the Emergency Medicine 2024 Match Results
In the 2024 Match, we enthusiastically welcomed over 3000 new residents to Emergency Medicine! Much has been said about the EM Match of the last 2 years. This year’s results are a testament to the resilience of our specialty, an acknowledgment of the critical role EM holds in the House of Medicine, and a result […] -
Effectiveness of the Introduction to Critical Care in Emergency Medicine Curriculum’s Implementation Amongst Trainees Interested in Intensive Care
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Statement on Scheduling Recommendations During Pregnancy, the Postpartum Period, and Parental Leave
The following statement was created by the AAEM Young Physicians (YPS-AAEM) and Women in Emergency Medicine (WiEM-AAEM) Sections. It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Wednesday, February 22, 2024. Background: Emergency physicians work in hospital settings that provide patient care at all hours of the day, which […] -
Probe Into Private Equity in Healthcare Launched – Federal agencies invite public comments
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Trends in buying and selling medical practices
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Is the Friendly PC at Risk? What Happens Next with Envision’s Litigation?
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Joint Letter on Recent Medicare Physician Payment Cuts
Dear Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and Leader Jeffries: The undersigned national medical organizations and state medical societies write to strongly urge Congress to quickly pass legislation to reverse the 3.37 percent Medicare physician payment cuts that took effect on January 1, 2024. Failure to reverse these cuts will be harmful to the continued […] -
United States: Health Care: Private Equity + Health Care = Lawsuits
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Physicians and Patients Advocacy Summit 2024: Reclaiming the Profession of Medicine from Corporate Practice
Milwaukee, WI — The California Chapter of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (Cal/AAEM) in conjunction with Take Medicine Back, proudly announces the “Physicians and Patients Advocacy Summit 2024: Reclaiming the Profession of Medicine from Corporate Practice.” This pivotal event, to be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Palm Desert in Palm Desert, CA, […] -
10% of US Physicians Work for or Under UnitedHealth. Is That a Problem?
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Bellingham physician has new lawyers in PeaceHealth lawsuit
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AAEM launches campaign in support of Dr. Ming Lin on Giving Tuesday
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“Thankful” — AAEM President Jonathan S. Jones, MD FAAEM
Dear AAEM Members, Near year’s end, I reflect on what I am thankful for and what I am hopeful for. There is plenty of time to focus on the negative, but it’s even more important to focus on the positive. I am thankful for my family, my wife Barbara, my daughter Catalina, my parents, my […] -
AMA Delegates Divided on Federal Ban of the Corporate Practice of Medicine
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AAEM’s Latin American Health & Education Committee has been formed
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AAEM Statement on Preserving Educational and Career Opportunities for Physicians in Emergency Medicine
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2024 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Coalition Letter
Dear Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, Speaker Johnson, and Minority Leader Jeffries: On behalf of the 54 organizations representing physicians and other health care providers across the United States, we write to urge Congress to stop the 3.4% cut in Medicare physician payment that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently finalized […]