The AMA, American Medical Association: American Hospital Association
Davis himself received his Doctor of Medicine degree in 1837, just a few days after his twentieth birthday, and continued practicing medicine until his passing in 1904. The purpose and mission of the AMA is to provide and advance public health with a vision to enable the medical community help our people lead and live healthy lives as well as being committed to increasing support for health programs such as grants, and health projects. The AMA does not just support the public in health, but also medical students, organizations, and professionals in the healthcare field. The AMA offers grants such as the Healthy Living Grant Program, Healthy Communities/Healthy America Fund, and Joan F. Giambalvo Fund for the Advancement of Women. Each of these grants provides the ability for people the live healthier lives, help vulnerable populations, and help the needs of women and progression of women in the medical …show more content…
Medicare Part D, called Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, or MMA, was the program that changed the Medicare program and branched into other types of programs often called “Part C” or “MA Plans” and, as of 2006, “Part D”. In 1997, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), provided coverage and care to an estimated eleven million children who came from families that were uninsured but also made too much income to qualify for Medicaid. In 2010 the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was created as a private insurance plan in the Health Insurance Marketplace; giving ways of better providing, designing, paying for, and delivering health