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Rebekah Bernard, MD
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6 Min Read

Training gaps between physicians, nonphysicians are significant

Two MDs who previously worked as nonphysician providers say there’s no comparing the caliber of education—making physician-led care teams essential. 

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
2025 National Advocacy Conference
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8 Min Read

Physicians press Congress to back 2% Medicare pay boost for 2025

As mid-March government-funding deadline looms, physicians rally on Capitol Hill to send a clear message: Fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Physician writing notes
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5 Min Read

4 keys to kickstart organizational work to cut physician burnout

Where to begin on boosting doctors’ well-being? AMA resources will help you hone your efforts on leadership, listening, vacation time and showing value. 

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
U.S. Capitol building at sunrise
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7 Min Read

New Congress, same legislative focus: Fix Medicare Now

Physicians gathering in D.C. this week for the AMA National Advocacy Conference will push a bipartisan bill to give doctors a positive pay update.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

As practices fight to survive, health plans see another payday

For doctors, it’s five straight years of Medicare payment cuts. For Medicare Advantage plans, pay’s going up 4.33%. Congress must fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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3 Min Read

Myth or fact? Only doctors can respond to patient portal messages

Patient messages to physicians skyrocketed after COVID-19. But must physicians personally respond to each? The AMA sets the record straight.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

How the AMA meets need for new telehealth CPT codes

Telehealth capacity ramped up quickly early in the pandemic, but created a lot of variation along the way. An AMA work group helped develop uniformity. 

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CPT®
Fighting for Physicians
Doctors in hospital operating room
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6 Min Read

For AMA’s president, the fight for doctors is personal

Failures to fix Medicare pay, prior authorization are hurting doctors and patients. AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, sees it in his own practice.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

MIPS is broken and must be replaced. Here’s how.

It’s been nearly a decade since the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) made its debut and hard data show that it’s just not working for patients or physicians.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians