On Wednesday, June 11, 2025, the American Medical Association (AMA) Annual Meeting concluded its business having addressed over 170 resolutions and 60 reports from the Board of Trustees and Councils. For Michigan, there was much to celebrate as MSMS past president Bobby Mukkamala, MD, from Flint, was inaugurated as the 180th AMA president. Additionally, MSMS board member, Lou C. Edje, MD, MHPE, FAAFP, was re-elected to the AMA Council on Medical Education, and former MSMS board member, Michael J. Redinger, MD was appointed to the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs.
During the Annual Meeting, the Michigan Delegation continued to be a visible and active force within the AMA HOD. Amit Ghose, MD, served on the Rules and Credentials Committee and as a teller, while Chris Bush, MD, and David Whalen, MD, served on Reference Committee G (Medical Practice). Also, Michael Chafty, MD, JD, Betty S. Chu, MD, MBA, Pino Colone, MD, and Lou C. Edje, MD, MHPE, FAAFP, continued to represent their respective AMA Councils (Legislation, Medical Service, Ethics and Bylaws, and Medical Education, respectively).
Michigan’s Resolution 239, “Ensuring Accessibility and Inclusivity of CDC Resources,” was widely supported. The AMA House of Delegates (HOD) adopted Resolution 239, which advocates for the maintenance of evidence-based public health information and resources on the website of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Many timely topics of interest and concern were discussed during the meeting including, but not limited to, Medicaid and Medicare funding, the corporate practice of medicine, artificial intelligence, prior authorization burdens, medical misinformation, and care delivery. The AMA HOD adopted a resolution directing the AMA to elevate Medicaid to an urgent and top legislative advocacy priority alongside Medicare payment reform, as well as a resolution opposing federal action to restrict or eliminate states’ ability to assess provider (hospital and nursing home) and managed care organization taxes to help with Medicaid financing and patient access to care. Additionally, an emergency resolution was introduced and adopted in response to Secretary Kennedy’s removal of all of the members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), which called upon the AMA to initiate public advocacy in support of the ACIP structure, ask for a reversal of the action, and call for an investigation into this action.
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