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5 positive signs on the road to fixing prior authorization

Regulators, lawmakers and insurers are taking some first steps to ease prior auth burdens. Find out how the AMA is tackling prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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How 9 medical specialties are advancing telehealth

Can we do that with telehealth? The answer is often yes. Learn how pediatricians, ob-gyns and other specialists are pushing forward with telehealth.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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3 ways to help physicians get the time off they need

Too often for doctors, PTO is “pretend time off” or “partial time off.” Find out what health care organizations can do to encourage doctors’ PTO use.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

7 ways telehealth is reshaping medicine for the better

74% of physicians work in practices that offer telehealth. Learn how telehealth and digitally enabled care offer wins for patients and families.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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Why Medicare’s experts see need to tie physician pay to inflation

MedPAC acknowledges Medicare physician pay problems, but its recommendations do not go far enough. Learn more with the AMA.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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4 ways health care leaders can put doctors’ well-being first

Learn more with the AMA about how leaders who are laser-focused on well-being can affect the organizational changes needed to cut physician burnout.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Message from Congress to doctors: “Keep up the pressure”

California Rep. Ami Bera, MD, and other House members say physicians’ voices are powerful on Medicare pay, prior authorization and other key issues.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Don’t override state scope of practice laws in the VA

The VA’s Federal Supremacy Project, which threatens to undermine physician-led care, also lacks transparency and non-VA physician involvement.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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They’re back: Wide array of scope creep bills proposed in 2024

The AMA helped defeat more than 100 bills to expand nonphysician providers’ scope of practice in 2023. Learn about this year’s legislative trends.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians