As another Interim Meeting came to a close this week, physicians adopted a number of new policies to improve the health of the nation. Highlights include opposition to Medicaid work requirements, the removal of categories from the essential health benefits (EHB) package and waivers of EHB requirements that could lead to the elimination of EHB categories and their associated protection against annual or lifetime benefit limits and out-of-pocket expenses.

The AMA House of Delegates also adopted a new policy that seeks to facilitate consistent coverage of genetic medicine and more transparency in how coverage is being determined. The new policy calls for more transparency and clarity in the processes that determine coverage and payment. Read more AMA Wire. Read more news coverage of the 2017 AMA Interim Meeting.