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U.S. health spending grew at 4.6% pace before pandemic hit

AMA research analyzes 2019 health spending and offers a preliminary glimpse at COVID-19’s impact on American health spending in 2020.

Research
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May 7, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

2019 health expenditures increased by 4.6% according to new PRP and more in the latest other news in Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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How a $10 copay could mean life or death for some patients

Learn with the AMA how payers’ focus on shifting costs to patients can clash with medicine’s mission of bettering public health.

Public Health Advocacy
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Why expanding APRN scope of practice is bad idea

Giving nurse practitioners wide scope of practice leads to more expensive and less safe care. Learn more with the AMA.

Scope of Practice
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4 Min Read

Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Oct. 26, 2020

In the news: COVID-19 cases in the U.S., USPSTF draft recommendation for colorectal cancer screening, requirement for insurers to disclose prices.

Publications & Newsletters
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Letting APRNs order diagnostic imaging could worsen overuse

Evidence shows that—when allowed—advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) order more CTs, MRIs and other imaging studies than doctors do.

Scope of Practice
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Health spending growth reflects 2018 reinstatement of insurance tax

Growth in health expenditures remained steady even with increases in private health insurance and Medicare spending linked to reinstatement of ACA tax.

Research
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How community health workers can help improve outcomes, cut costs

Learn how adding these team members can help your practice address elusive social determinants that negatively affect your patients’ health.

Scope of Practice
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5 Min Read

Dec. 6, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Violence against transgender individuals, transparency in health care pricing, and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update