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Can physicians bill for both preventive and E/M services in the same visit?

Get real answers from the AMA to common myths about billing for both preventive and E/M services in the same visit. 

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Administrative Burdens
Debunking Regulatory Myths
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Self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) benefits for patients with Medicaid

AMA works with state medical societies to develop state-specific resources to enable practitioners to learn, access and prescribe SMBP for Medicaid beneficiaries. Learn more.

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Pearl of the week: Key behavioral health CPT codes

How to code behavioral health screening, treatment and preventive services correctly.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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Oct. 24, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Department of Homeland Security issues slight modification to H-1B filing fee proclamation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Digital Medicine Clinical Scenarios: Coding Handbook

This handbook is designed to guide physicians in effectively providing digitally enabled care services. Learn more and download the PDF.

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Explore a successful APM and you’ll find smart use of CPT codes

An AMA-Manatt report details the vital role that CPT codes play in enabling health care’s evolution toward value-based care.

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CPT codes offer the language to report AI-enabled health services

Even as the payment landscape for health AI remains unsettled, the AMA-convened CPT Editorial Panel guides thoughtful implementation of AI.

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Fighting for Physicians
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Digital medicine’s rise brings coding questions. AMA has answers.

From audio-video visits to remote monitoring, an AMA handbook details which CPT codes to use. 

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CMS should revise pay proposals to strengthen private practice

AMA urges CMS officials to look at the data and work with physicians to meet shared goals and improve access to care.

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Private Practices
Fighting for Physicians