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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.

Residency Finance
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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.

Medicare & Medicaid
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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.

Press Releases
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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Outdated limits on telehealth have been temporarily waived during the COVID-19 pandemic.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.

Digital
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Sept. 18, 2020: National Advocacy Update

CMS seeks physicians for 5% APM incentive payments and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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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.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Aug. 7, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Expanded access to provider relief fund for physicians with patients insured by Medicaid and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Physicians have role in the new COVID-19 lab reporting requirements

New national COVID-19 lab data reporting requirements call for collecting demographic data necessary to help contact tracing and address inequities.

Infectious Diseases
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July 31, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Physicians to Congress: Now is not the time for divisive surprise billing legislation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update