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Oct. 23, 2020: National Advocacy Update

House members urge action to avert potential E/M cuts and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Essential terms doctors need to know about COVID-19 vaccines

People want a safe and effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. These terms are ones your patients will be asking about. Learn more with the AMA.

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Oct. 9, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Register for AMA webinar next week: CDC update on COVID-19 vaccine development and distribution and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Latest $20 billion round of CARES Act physician relief now open

Physicians and others have until Nov. 6 to apply. Learn more with the AMA.

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Trump extends student-loan deferral—plan your next move now

No payments required on federal student loans for the rest of 2020. Here’s how residents and young doctors can think ahead to diminish their burdens in 2021.

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Budget deal includes critical loan-repayment relief for doctors

Changes to terms of Medicare advance payment programs lift an “economic sword hanging over physician practices,” says AMA President Susan R. Bailey, MD.

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Congress providing much-needed relief to physicians in the pandemic

AMA strongly supports provisions in the Continuing Resolution that will offer relief to hard-pressed physician practices.

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Senate bill would nix geographic, site restrictions on telehealth

Outdated limits on telehealth have been temporarily waived during the COVID-19 pandemic. AMA supports a bill that makes these waivers permanent.

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Medicare’s pandemic lifeline to physicians about to come due

Repayment terms of the Medicare Accelerated and Advance Payment Program threaten practices’ financial survival. AMA seeks changes to the program for doctors.

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