#Best of 2019 Advocacy

Judicial Advocacy

Where the AMA stands on 7 of the year’s biggest health care issues

From the E/M overhaul to the opioid epidemic, here’s how the AMA has shown itself to be the physician’s powerful ally in health care this year.

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Diabetes

Medicare’s diabetes prevention benefit: What doctors should know

New CME from the AMA offers insight into helping your patients take advantage of Medicare’s new payment for diabetes prevention programs.

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Medicare

6 ways to improve Medicare Advantage physician networks

Medicare Advantage keeps growing, but beneficiaries face shrinking networks, networks suddenly dropping their doctors and a false illusion of choice.

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Payment & Delivery Models

3 must-do’s for the move to value-based care

Universal agreement on how to define and measure “value” in medicine remains elusive. But doctors and others find consensus on keys to the way forward.

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Medicare

Medicaid fraud: Case would wrongly expand physician liability

If trial conviction stands, having no knowledge of how others billed Medicaid for your services would no longer be a viable defense when false-claim allegations arise.

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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.

Medicare

Reporting appropriate use criteria in claims for Medicare patients

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) releases requirements for reporting appropriate use criteria (AUC) in claims for Medicare patients.

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Essential Advocacy Tools & Resources

Payment reform: Council on Medical services reports

Medicare physician payment schedules

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