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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
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3 ways Congress can boost care access in rural, underserved areas

25% fewer rural physicians will be in practice by 2030. The AMA has outlined a blueprint to help reverse trends that threaten access to care.

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Population Health
Fighting for Physicians
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What’s the cost of scope creep? Start counting in the millions

Research at two health systems has uncovered the cost of care when it is delivered by nonphysician providers practicing without doctor oversight.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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8 ways individual doctors can advocate on work-life balance needs

Work-life balance has been touted as a way to reduce physician burnout. Learn how doctors can stand up for their own balance and job satisfaction.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Commercial payer patchwork is holding back telehealth’s promise

Will your practice get paid for the digitally enabled care you are delivering? AMA research finds payer policies are inconsistent and opaque.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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Slash burnout—and boost patient safety—by ditching “stupid stuff”

It’s time to get rid of tasks that burden physicians without improving care. Learn why that would be better for patients and doctors.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, testifies in Congress
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4 ways VA effort undermines state scope of practice standards

The VA’s Federal Supremacy Project does not put veterans first, says AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH. He should know—he is one.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Laptop, stethoscope and mobile device
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How state licensing has evolved to meet telehealth’s challenges

Standards of care aren’t dependent on the modality in which care is delivered, so telehealth services must be held to same standard as in-person care.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
Person in a telehealth appointment
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Telepsychiatry keeps delivering high-quality care to more patients

Nearly four years after the pandemic made telehealth a U.S. norm, this mode of care persists as a crucial avenue to better outcomes.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians