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Aug. 15, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Federal health research tackles kidney disease and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Aug. 1, 2025: National Advocacy Update

No Surprises Act Enforcement Act introduced with AMA support and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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5 Min Read

Shift to value-based care will stumble without help from Congress

Lawmakers must reestablish financial incentives that helped spread APMs to a majority of traditional Medicare patients. 

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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July 25, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Proposed 2026 Medicare physician payment rule would redistribute pay across specialties and practice types and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Physicians will see Medicare payments rise in 2026

Provisions in MACRA and reconciliation package mean a rise after five years of cuts, but bigger fixes are needed to protect access to Medicare. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

July 11, 2025: National Advocacy Update

A number of key issues need to be addressed in Senate Reconciliation package and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Medicare Basics series: Advancing value-based care with alternative payment models

Alternative payment models (APMs) are a key approach to achieving value-based care by providing incentive payments to deliver high-quality and cost-efficient care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Health care costs & value: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to address health care costs and promote value in health care spending.

Medical Service
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Physician payment reform: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that contribute to the policy options for reforming physician payment. Key council reports on this topic have addressed APMs, Medicaid expansion, the site-of-service differential and high-value care.

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