Scott Ferguson-AMA Board of Trustees

07/13/2026

We need these physicians!

07/08/2026

Customers could be on the hook for thousands of more dollars in costs, worsening the health affordability crisis.

07/05/2026

Happy 4th from small town Arkansas!

07/03/2026

Welcome to the land of the free!!

06/23/2026

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/medicaid-aca-enrollment-falls-5-million-new-report-finds-rcna351157

The decline over the last 12 months stems in part from President Donald Trump’s Medicaid cuts and the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.

04/05/2026

New study: 8 million Americans could lose Medicaid under work requirements. Many have disabilities that make compliance difficult but don't qualify for exemptions.

As an AMA board member, I'm concerned about unintended consequences for vulnerable patients. Healthcare access is a human issue.

The requirements 'put vulnerable people at serious risk,' says researcher

03/31/2026

Urge Congress to co-sponsor to exempt health care professionals from steep H1B filing fee increases. Reducing this major cost barrier for hospitals & medical practices will ease workforce shortages & protect patient access to care. https://physiciansgrassrootsnetwork.org/be-heard?vvsrc=%2fCampaigns%2f130422%2fRespond

03/28/2026

https://www.ama-assn.org/about/leadership/exempting-physicians-h-1b-visa-fee-protects-patients?utm_campaign=article_alert-morning_rounds_weekend&utm_content=physicians&utm_effort=DAMR01&utm_medium=email&utm_source=BulletinHealthCare&utm_term=032826
This is critically important for all of medicine.

The $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications threatens access to physician-led care, particularly for patients in rural and underserved communities.

03/08/2026

After spending time as a State Representative, I can tell you with great confidence that nothing is more important than this in moving health care legislation forward.

The 2026 AMPAC Candidate Workshop will be held in-person April 17-19 at the AMA offices in Washington, DC.

Ever wonder how doctors get elected to Congress or your state legislature? This workshop teaches you how to run a winning political campaign. You'll learn:

- Campaign planning and messaging
- Effective fundraising
- Choosing the right advertising
- Communicating with the media
- Building a grassroots organization

Open to AMA physician members, spouses, residents, medical students, and state medical society staff.

Registration deadline: March 20
Contact: [email protected]

At the Candidate Workshop, Republican and Democratic political veterans work together to give participants expert advice about being a successful candidate and how to run a winning campaign. Participants learn the importance of a disciplined campaign plan and message; the secrets of effective fundra...

03/05/2026

Damage to the USPSTF would be yet another blow to public health.

Original members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are now warning that eliminating the Task Force could undo decades of progress in evidence-based preventive care.

The USPSTF guides physicians and patients on screenings from cancer detection to alcohol use counseling. These guidelines aren't bureaucratic red tape. They're built on rigorous science and save lives.

Dismantling the task force would be 'an existential threat to clinical practice,' they said