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Boost older adults’ access to care by fixing prior authorization

The black-box prior authorization delays and denials in Medicare Advantage have to stop. A bipartisan bill reintroduced in Congress is a start.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Fix the Medicare flaw that forces across-the-board cuts

The AMA supports legislation to fix outdated budget-neutrality rules that have cut Medicare physician payments by billions.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Medicare trustees: Current path threatens access to physician care

The gap between rising costs of providing care and falling Medicare physician payment will “become a significant issue in the long term.”

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Follow this expert advice to make physician well-being a priority

AMA Board of Trustees Chair Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, outlines what health care organizations should do to reduce physician burnout.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Business session at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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AMA steps up to fight scope creep that threatens patient safety

Delegates move to tackle nonphysician provider specialty switches, ensure doctor-led ER care, counter misinformation, and keep Botox in trained hands.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Delegates in line to speak at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Why Medicare pay reform is the AMA’s top advocacy priority

The system threatens physician practice sustainability and access to care. Delegates bolster the AMA’s aggressive efforts to fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Bruce A. Scott, MD, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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New AMA president will fight for doctors and their patients

Kentucky otolaryngologist Bruce A. Scott, MD, takes over as 179th AMA president and pledges to take on forces that are leading to physician burnout.

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
Person at the podium at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Don’t tie physicians’ pay to unsustainable Medicare path

With Medicare pay falling 29% since 2001, other payers should stop basing their rates on the Medicare benchmark that’s not adjusted for inflation.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD-Prior authorization-Ref Comm G
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When health plans delay and deny, they must say why

Prior authorization requests are routinely denied with little to no explanation. AMA also moves to hold payers legally accountable for patient harm.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians