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Proposed 3.36% Medicare pay cut shows why overhaul is badly needed

The cost of practicing medicine will rise 4.5%, yet physician pay is set to fall. The AMA is building momentum in Congress to fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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How states can boost telehealth with more flexible licensure

Learn about emerging physician licensure models and how the AMA is helping states the tools they need to expand the scale and reach of telehealth.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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Future doctors’ advocacy is one key to solving physician burnout

Medical students and residents are among medicine’s biggest advocates. A new book outlines how to put their energy to work for physician well-being.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

23 medical boards make changes to support physician well-being

Nearly a dozen other state boards are reevaluating licensure applications to help physicians feel freer to seek the mental health care they may need.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD
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Medicine’s in crisis, but new AMA president sees cause for optimism

AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, knows firsthand what doctors have gone through since 2020, but he’s excited to help lead the way to recovery.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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11 scope-creep bills were introduced this year—in one state

Learn how the AMA helps Mississippi doctors engage lawmakers and beat bills to inappropriately expand nonphysician providers’ scope of practice.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

The COVID-19 emergency’s over, but 1 in 2 doctors report burnout

Burnout’s down from all-time high in 2021, but new AMA data shows the problem is not going away. Learn more from the AMA’s exclusive survey data.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for telehealth

Navigating rules, payment for telemedicine in the post-public health emergency world can be tricky. Guidance from the AMA can help.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
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Near supermajority in Senate backs telehealth’s future

Bill would expand Medicare coverage of telehealth and make permanent COVID-19 flexibilities for this vital mode of care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians