About American Medical News

American Medical News has ceased publication. Read more.


Navigating the vault

While we will no longer be posting new content at amednews.com, years of our news stories, features and columns remain available. Here are some of the handiest ways to find past items.


American Medical News is the print and online news source for physicians published by the American Medical Association. No other single publication covers the same spectrum of medical news.

The print edition is published in a tabloid-size format 24 times a year. It has a large national circulation that cuts across geographic regions, practice settings and medical specialties. The site features all the content of the print edition plus web-only reporting.

American Medical News is directed to physicians in private practice and physicians on hospital and managed care staffs, in military service and on medical faculties. Of a total print circulation of over 230,000, about 90% are physicians, primarily office-based doctors in primary-care specialties. A large portion of the nonphysician readers are medical students.

The other nonphysician readers include health regulators; legislators and their staffs; staffs of state, county and specialty medical societies; administrators of health programs; and journalists. These professional watchers of the health policy scene make up a small percentage of print circulation, but their work has an important impact on the medical profession and health care in America.

American Medical News’ forte is delivering news about the medical profession not found in other publications. Physicians read American Medical News for its timely and accurate political/regulatory coverage and information on the medical profession, public health, health care reform and practice management. Regular coverage includes such topics as ethics, practice trends and legal issues.

Readership surveys have found that American Medical News is ranked high in terms of its timeliness and accuracy. Readers across all categories turn to it to receive late-breaking, recent news on a variety of medical-related topics. American Medical News’ reporting, writing and design have won numerous prestigious newspaper industry awards.

American Medical News is intended to serve as a credible forum for information affecting physicians and their practices. The content of articles and the opinions expressed are not necessarily endorsed by the AMA.

Back to top

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISE HERE


Featured
Read story

Confronting bias against obese patients

Medical educators are starting to raise awareness about how weight-related stigma can impair patient-physician communication and the treatment of obesity. Read story


Read story

Goodbye

American Medical News is ceasing publication after 55 years of serving physicians by keeping them informed of their rapidly changing profession. Read story


Read story

Policing medical practice employees after work

Doctors can try to regulate staff actions outside the office, but they must watch what they try to stamp out and how they do it. Read story


Read story

Diabetes prevention: Set on a course for lifestyle change

The YMCA's evidence-based program is helping prediabetic patients eat right, get active and lose weight. Read story


Read story

Medicaid's muddled preventive care picture

The health system reform law promises no-cost coverage of a lengthy list of screenings and other prevention services, but some beneficiaries still might miss out. Read story


Read story

How to get tax breaks for your medical practice

Federal, state and local governments offer doctors incentives because practices are recognized as economic engines. But physicians must know how and where to find them. Read story


Read story

Advance pay ACOs: A down payment on Medicare's future

Accountable care organizations that pay doctors up-front bring practice improvements, but it's unclear yet if program actuaries will see a return on investment. Read story


Read story

Physician liability: Your team, your legal risk

When health care team members drop the ball, it's often doctors who end up in court. How can physicians improve such care and avoid risks? Read story

  • Stay informed
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • LinkedIn