American Medical Association: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The American Medical Association (AMA) is the largest association of doctors in the United States. The goals of AMA include promoting better public health, helping sound medical legislation be passed, and raising money for medical education. The AMA runs the SAVE program, which stands for Stop America's Violence Everywhere. The AMA also publishes the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), a prestigious medical journal, and provides several valuable online resources.

The AMA has historically been a conservative organization. In the past, it has opposed public health insurance. Recently, it has supported the GOP on medical malpractice reform. However, it has sided with the Democrats on their efforts to establish stronger patient's rights legislation and expand Medicare payments.