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HOD business session at the 2023 Interim Meeting
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2 Min Read

Who’s making the call on prior authorization?

Many clinicians involved in prior authorization are not physicians with proper training as medical decision-makers. The AMA says that’s got to change.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
2023 Interim Meeting of HOD
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3 Min Read

Health care administrators must not be medical decision-makers

A rise in physician employment and health care administrators has created tension. The AMA says physicians should be making medical decisions for patients.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, speech at 2023 Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates.
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5 Min Read

Medicare pay cuts are “too deep, too relentless”: AMA president

AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, says “too many lives” are touched by the broken Medicare physician pay system. That includes his own parents.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Fix Medicare now
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Physicians to Congress: Stop the 3.37% Medicare pay cut—all of it

Medicare is top of mind for the House of Delegates as physicians gather this week just outside Washington. Learn how the AMA is leading the charge for reform.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Hand holding a clipboard emerging from a computer screen
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3 Min Read

Physician answers on this survey will shape future Medicare pay

Thousands of physicians and practices are being invited to share information on their practice costs and patient-care hours. Here’s what to look for.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Multiple pencils drawing lines in different directions
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4 Min Read

The physician shortage crisis is here—and so are bipartisan fixes

Making sure all Americans have access to high-quality physician care must be a congressional priority. Learn how the AMA leads the charge for reform.

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
Data displayed on large screen
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4 Min Read

4 ways to make MIPS data more actionable and timely for doctors

Physicians face up to 9% penalties in Medicare’s Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS), but don’t get the info they need to improve. Learn more.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
Elderly patient in a telehealth appointment
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Why DEA’s latest move on telehealth could be a lifesaver

Telemedicine access to medications for opioid-use disorder can cut the odds of overdose deaths. Learn how the AMA’s supporting telehealth.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
Exploding, broken calculator
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4 Min Read

Medicare physician pay is unsustainable and getting worse

Physicians have already made more than 150,000 contacts with Congress to explain the need to fix Medicare now. Learn more and make your voice heard.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians