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Biden signs bill delaying 2% Medicare sequester pay cut until 2022

More action is needed to avoid 4% cut triggered by budgeting rules. Arbitrary, across-the-board physician pay cuts are ill-conceived pandemic policy.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Here’s how physicians can access federal financial relief programs

Federal financial relief programs for physicians continue to evolve. Stay updated with the AMA on how to get help.

Sustainability
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Why audio-only telehealth visits must continue

Phone visits have been a lifeline for vulnerable patients amid COVID-19 and payment for them should be maintained after the pandemic’s over.

Digital
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Senate acts to push back 2% Medicare sequester to year’s end

CMS is expected to hold off processing April claims until the House of Representatives returns from Easter recess to address the issue.

Medicare & Medicaid
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3 MIN READ

Bipartisan approach needed to stop cuts to Medicare physician pay

Abritrary 6% Medicare pay cuts threaten physician practice viability amid the pandemic. Learn how Democrats, Republicans can work together to stop them.

Medicare & Medicaid
An older woman sitting alone in a hospital waiting room wearing a face mask.
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3 MIN READ

5 physician specialties hit hardest in pandemic’s early days

Learn about AMA research detailing how COVID-19 was tied to a 19% drop in Medicare physician spending through June 2020.

Sustainability
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5 MIN READ

March 12, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

5 physician specialties hit hardest in pandemic’s early days and more in the latest other news in Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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7 MIN READ

Mira Irons, MD, on CDC do's and don'ts for the fully vaccinated

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the do's and don't from the CDC for fully vaccinated individuals.

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Public Health
AMA Update
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Medicare sequester stakes rise with 6% doctor pay cut in store

Congress must take immediate action to stop what could amount to big cuts for physician practices already slammed by drop in revenues during the pandemic.

Medicare & Medicaid