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Medicare

5 things doctors need to know about 2020 Medicare fee schedule

A slightly heavier lift from physicians will be required to avoid penalties and earn bonuses under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System.

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Payment & Delivery Models

Medicare Advantage contracts can be vehicle to drive improvement

Medicare Advantage contracts enable innovation that aligns the values of patients and physicians—and may reduce burnout in the process.

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Patient Support & Advocacy

5 years of evidence shows how expanding Medicaid boosts health

Fourteen states refuse to expand Medicaid. Research shows they are doing their constituents a disservice in denying them the health benefits of expansion.

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Medicare

Confusion prevails on 2020 Medicare supplement plan changes

If you turn 65 in 2020, your Medigap options will differ from what’s been available. Here’s what senior physicians should understand about the changing landscape.

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Digital

Federal law cripples telehealth in Medicare. New bill changes that.

Bipartisan Senate bill would eliminate barriers that have made it hard for Medicare patients to access telehealth services from physicians.

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Medicare

Verdict’s in on terminal prognoses: Doctors aren’t fortunetellers

n a Medicare hospice fraud case, federal appeals court sides with the AMA on medical judgment calls such as how long a patient has left to live.

AMA in the News

AMA in the News: October 2019

Read media highlights mentioning the American Media Association for October 2019.

AMA Statements

AMA on proposed overhaul of self-referral, anti-kickback regulations

AMA appreciates proposed modernization and clarification of Stark Law and anti-kickback statute.

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Payment reform: Council on Medical services reports

Medicare physician payment schedules

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