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Current campaign:
State legislative activities
on prompt payment
The AMA is working hard to help state and county medical societies and national medical specialty societies ensure that their physicians get paid on time by health insurers. Delayed payment of physicians claims is widespread, and in some communities it has become so chronic that it has created financial problems for physicians whose practices rely heavily on the delinquent payers. In response, the AMA's Private Sector Advocacy (PSA) unit has developed a Prompt Payment Brochure to help physicians understand what they can do to combat this problem.
On June 13, the AMA testified to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) on a range of issues related to unfair health plan payer contracting and business practices, including the lack of transparency, which is the hallmark of the health plan reimbursement process. Read the full written testimony (PDF, 241KB, requires Adobe® Reader®).
Prompt payment surveys
The AMA has developed a Payment Timeliness Survey Support Package and has worked with a significant number of state medical associations to develop and disseminate prompt payment surveys.Prompt payment brochure
Brochure highlights and summarizes the AMA's efforts to address the prompt payment problem across the country.Prompt payment fines
State fines chart that details these fines that have been levied against health plans for violating their respective state prompt payment laws.15 steps to protect your practice from abusive payment tactics
Easy to implement tools that will organize your practice in a way that makes it easier to confront abusive payment practices.Content provided by: Private Sector Advocacy