Healthcare coverage & choice: Council on Medical Service reports

These council reports have proposed strategies establishing the AMA vision for health system reform to cover the uninsured and expand health insurance coverage and choice.

2026

• Expanding Medicare Coverage of Medical Nutrition Therapy (PDF) CMS Report 4-A-26
• Private Insurance Coverage of Anti-Obesity Medications (PDF) CMS Report 7-A-26

2025

• Health Savings Account Reform (PDF) CMS Report 1-I-25.
• Reconsidering the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Eligibility Firewall (PDF) CMS Report 2-A-25

2024

• Unified Financing Health Care System (PDF) CMS Report 2-I-24
• Review of Payment Options for Traditional Healing Services (PDF) CMS Report 3-A-24

2023

• Strengthening Network Adequacy (PDF) CMS Report 3-I-23. Read the issue brief for this report: Strengthening Health Plan Network Adequacy (PDF).
• Medicaid Unwinding (PDF) CMS Report 5-I-23. Read the issue brief for this report: Medicaid Unwinding Update (PDF).
• Medicare Coverage of Dental, Vision and Hearing (PDF) CMS Report 2-A-23
• Private Insurer Payment Integrity (PDF) CMS Report 3-A-23
• Health Care Marketplace Plan Selection (PDF) CMS Report 6-A-23

2022

• Preventing Coverage Losses After the Public Health Emergency Ends (PDF) CMS Report 3-A-22. Read the issue brief for this report: Preventing Coverage Losses as the PHE Unwinds (PDF).

2021

• Reducing Inequities and Improving Access to Insurance for Maternal Health Care (PDF) CMS-CSAPH joint report N-21
• Covering the Remaining Uninsured (PDF) CMS Report 3-N-21. See the AMA plan to cover the uninsured (PDF).

2020

• Options to Maximize Coverage Under the AMA Proposal for Reform (PDF) CMS Report 1-November 2020
• Mitigating the Negative Effects of High-Deductible Health Plans (PDF) CMS Report 2-November 2020. Read the issue brief for this report: Mitigating Negative Impacts of High-Deductible Health Plans (PDF).
• Medicaid Reform (PDF) CMS Report 5-November 2020. Read the issue brief for this report: Medicaid Reform (PDF).
• Health Plan Initiatives Addressing Social Determinants of Health (PDF) CMS Report 7-November 2020

2019

• Covering the Uninsured under the AMA Proposal for Reform (PDF) CMS report 2-A-19. Read the issue briefs for this report: 2020 and Beyond: AMA’s Plan to Cover the Uninsured (PDF).
• Medicare Coverage for Dental Services (PDF) CMS report 3-A-19
• Preventive Prostate Cancer Screening (PDF) CMS report 6-A-19

2018

• Aligning Clinical and Financial incentives for High-Value Care (PDF) CMS/CSAPH joint report I-18. Read the issue briefs for this report: Promoting Access to High-Value Care (PDF) and Value-Based insurance Design (PDF).
• Coverage for Colorectal Cancer Screening (PDF) CMS-CSAPH joint report A-18
• Improving Affordability in the Health insurance Exchanges (PDF) CMS report 2-A-18. Read the issue briefs for this report: Improving Health insurance Affordability (PDF), Taking Steps forward to Cover the Uninsured (PDF), and Using Reinsurance to Stabilize and Strengthen the individual Market (PDF).
• Ensuring Marketplace Competition and Health Plan Choice (PDF) CMS report 3-A-18. Read the issue briefs for this report: Improving Health insurance Affordability (PDF) and Taking Steps forward to Cover the Uninsured (PDF).
• Insulin Affordability (PDF) CMS report 7-A-18

2017

• Health Care Financing Models (PDF) CMS report 2-A-17
• Ensuring Continuity of Care Protections During Active Courses of Treatment (PDF) CMS report 3-A-17
• Expansion of U.S. Veterans’ Health Care Choices (PDF) CMS report 6-A-17
• Affordable Care Act Section 1332 Waivers (PDF) CMS report 1-I-17. Read the Issue Briefs for This report: Improving Health insurance Affordability (PDF) and Taking Steps forward to Cover the Uninsured (PDF).
• Health insurance Affordability: Essential Health Benefits and Subsidizing the Coverage of High-Risk Patients (PDF) CMS report 4-I-17. Read the issue briefs for this report: Improving Health insurance Affordability (PDF), Taking Steps forward to Cover the Uninsured (PDF), and Using Reinsurance to Stabilize and Strengthen the individual Market (PDF).
• Payment and Coverage for Genetic/Genomic Precision Medicine (PDF) CMS/CSAPH joint report I-17

2016

• Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion (PDF) CMS report 2-A-16. Read the issue brief for this report: Taking Steps Forward to Cover the Uninsured (PDF).
• Health Care While Incarcerated (PDF) CMS report 2-I-16

2015

• Coverage for Chronic Pain Management (PDF) CMS/CSAPH joint report A-15
• Health insurance Affordability (PDF) CMS report 8-I-15. Read the issue briefs for this report: Improving Health insurance Affordability (PDF) and Taking Steps Forward to Cover the Uninsured (PDF).

2014

• Improving the Affordable Care Act (PDF) CMS report 9-A-14
• Reference Pricing (PDF) CMS report 3-I-14
• Network Adequacy (PDF) CMS report 4-I-14
• Medicaid Expansion Options and Alternatives (PDF) CMS report 5-I-14
• The Future of Employer-Sponsored insurance (PDF) CMS report 6-I-14

2013

• Worksite Health Clinics (PDF) CMS report 1-A-13
• Monitoring the Affordable Care Act (PDF) CMS report 5-I-13

2012

• Medicaid Financing Reform (PDF) CMS report 1-A-12
• Basic Health Program (PDF) CMS report 5-A-12
• Small Businesses and Health Reform (PDF) CMS report 6-A-12
• the Structure and Function of Interprofessional Health Care Teams (PDF) CME-CMS joint report I-12

2011

• Physician Tax Credits for Uncompensated Care (PDF) CMS report 2-I-11
• Designation of the intellectually Disabled as a Medically Underserved Population (PDF) CMS report 3-I-11

2010

• Protecting the Patient-Physician Relationship (PDF) CMS report 4-A-10

2009

• Free Clinics and the Uninsured (PDF) CMS report 1-A-09
• Components of Health insurance (PDF) CMS report 2-A-09
• Effects of the Massachusetts Reform Effort and the individual Mandate (PDF) CMS report 7-A-09
• Health insurance Exchange Authority and Operation (PDF) CMS report 3-I-09

2008

• Tax Implications of Eliminating the Employee Income Tax Exclusion for Employer-Sponsored insurance (PDF) CMS report 5-A-08
• Acceptance of TRICARE Health insurance (PDF) CMS report 2 - I-08
• The Tax Treatment of Health Savings Accounts (PDF) CMS report 7 - I-08
• Tax Deductibility of Employer Contributions toward Employee Health insurance and Health Care Expenses (PDF) CMS report 8-I-08

2007

• No Child Left Uninsured (PDF) CMS report 1 - A-07
• Financial Impact of Immigration on American Health System (PDF) CMS report 3-A-07
• Health insurance Coverage for College Students (PDF) CMS report 4-A-07
• Update in Store-Based Health Clinics (PDF) CMS report 5-A-07
• Adequacy of Health Insurance Coverage (PDF) CMS report 7-A-07
• Health insurance Coverage of High-Risk Patients (PDF) CMS report 2-I-07
• State Efforts to Expand Coverage to the Uninsured (PDF) CMS report 3-I-07
• Trends in Employment-Based Health insurance (PDF) CMS report 4-I-07
• Health insurance Subsidies: Tax Deductions and Tax Credits (PDF) CMS report 5 - I-07

Additional information

Access all council reports prior to 2007 or learn more about the Council on Medical Service.