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Jack Resneck Jr., MD, 2023 Annual Medicare policy
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Fixing Medicare physician pay system a top priority for the AMA

The broken payment system is on an unsustainable path. Physicians have the right ideas to overhaul it, and new AMA campaign will make Washington listen.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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How Medicare’s budget-neutrality rule is slanted against doctors

Medicare’s unsustainable pay system threatens access to care. The outdated budget-neutrality rule is one part of the problem that needs fixing.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

Follow this road map to cut burnout and restore joy in medicine

What should health care leaders be doing to boost physicians’ well-being? Dig deep with the AMA to find out what it takes.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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Why the latest congressional effort at scope creep is a no-go

The “I CAN Act” would let nonphysician practitioners deliver care beyond their training. Evidence shows that could mean higher costs and worse care.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Battlefield widens with hundreds of scope-creep bills introduced

Protecting patients from unsafe expansion of nonphysician scope of practice is paramount. Learn how the AMA fights to stop scope creep.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Three people assembling large puzzle pieces
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Medical training and scope of practice: 3 keys everyone must know

Nonphysicians are essential to the physician-led care team, but huge gaps in clinical training have profound implications. Learn more with the AMA.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Physician holding stethoscope behind back
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Terms every doctor should know about physician burnout

You’ve most certainly heard of physician burnout, but there are some related terms that are important for doctors to understand. 

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
AMA Trustee Marilyn Heine, MD, and CAQH CORE Vice President Erin Weber
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4 Min Read

Operating rules are “secret weapon” to fight burdens and burnout

Administrative burdens and physician burnout are linked. Standard operating rules for transactions such as prior-authorization requests can help.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
Pharmacist with protection mask prescribing medicine
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Don’t expand scope of practice for already overworked pharmacists

A congressional bill would add more to community pharmacists’ task list, expanding their scope of practice in a way that threatens patient safety.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians