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Patient Support & Advocacy

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AMA advocacy efforts

The AMA advocates at the federal and state levels on key health care issues impacting patients and physicians. See updates of some of the recent efforts.

Digital

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Digital health payment

"Will I receive payment?” Physicians need assurances that digital health solutions are cost-effective and provide a path to payment.
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Scope of Practice

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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.

Public Health

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Public health improvement

Learn how the Advocacy Resource Center can help improve public health in your state.

Sustainability

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AMA STEPS Forward® webinar series: Recorded events

View past recordings from the AMA STEPS Forward® webinar series.
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Prior Authorization

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Once just a burden, prior authorization has become a nightmare

Health plan prior-authorization processes are out of control and have a negative impact on patient care, but momentum is building to pass reforms.

State Advocacy

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State advocacy

Relentlessly working to advance important state legislative issues that protect patients and physicians.

Patient Support & Advocacy

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Ensuring health insurance competition

Discover the AMA's position on health insurance mergers and why the AMA believes fewer insurance carriers undermine physician practices and harm patient care.
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Scope of Practice

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Inside the AMA’s wide-ranging fight against scope creep

An AMA-led coalition of state and specialty societies has worked across the nation to block scope-of-practice expansions that threaten patient safety.

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