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Medicare Advantage prior auth rule a good start, but needs refining

To improve transparency and accountability, the AMA urges CMS to strengthen how the rule is implemented and to expand the reporting framework.

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Prior Authorization
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AMA backs bill aimed at combating AI-generated deepfakes

Revamped bipartisan, bicameral legislation would help weed out, prevent AI-generated deepfakes, including deepfake “doctors.” 

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Digital
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Is your physician well-being strategy working? 9 things to know

Physician well-being initiatives are in place. Here’s how health systems can measure what works, what falls short and where to adjust.

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Physician Health
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With AI increasingly part of care, transparency and quality are musts

Health AI holds great promise, but must be held to high standards and directed by physicians. Catch up with the AMA’s latest actions on AI.

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Digital
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Highlights from the 2026 AMA Annual Meeting

Catch up with news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran June 5–9.

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Annual Meeting
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2026 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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AMA adds more to its game plan to fix prior authorization

From holding reviewers accountable for medical decisions to reducing delays and regulating AI use, discover new actions the AMA will take.

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Prior Authorization
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AMA: No, physicians are not “providers”

The House of Delegates acted to boost patient safety by fixing terminology, supporting research, protecting prescriptive authority and more.

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Scope of Practice
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AMA moves to head off doctor burnout, violence in healthcare

Excessive productivity requirements and the prospect of violence contribute to physician burnout. The AMA is raising the alarm. 

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Physician Health
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Momentum builds on Capitol Hill to strengthen Medicare

AMA-backed bill targets budget rules that trigger across-the-board physician payment cuts and threaten access to care. CMS eases Medicare claims process.

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Medicare & Medicaid
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