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Press Releases

Feb 7, 2023 ·

2 MIN READ

AMA agrees with court: Arbitration rules conflict with No Surprises Act

Rules for settling physician-insurer disputes ignore the direction of Congress.

State Advocacy

UPDATED

Feb 2, 2023 ·

2 MIN READ

State advocacy

Relentlessly working to advance important state legislative issues that protect patients and physicians.

Prior Authorization

May 11, 2022 ·

5 MIN READ

How Medicare Advantage plans wrongly deny prior auth requests

Prior-authorization requests met Medicare’s clinical coverage criteria and were still denied, the OIG found. Learn how the AMA is tackling prior auth.

Press Releases

Mar 7, 2022 ·

1 MIN READ

AMA: Patients to benefit from Biden Administration Medicare Advantage

In a letter today, the AMA supported the Biden Administration’s proposal for Medicare Advantage network adequacy.

Advocacy Update

Jan 21, 2022 ·

7 MIN READ

Jan. 21, 2022: National Advocacy Update

Renewal of Public Health Emergency and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Patient Support & Advocacy

Dec 14, 2021 ·

10 MIN READ

What physicians need to know about the No Surprises Act

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with on the No Surprises Act and what it means for patients.

Leadership

Dec 10, 2021 ·

3 MIN READ

Key change needed to make No Surprises Act work as Congress intended

Biden administration’s rulemaking implementation of No Surprises Act dispute-resolution process skews the outcome in favor of insurance providers.

Patient Support & Advocacy

Dec 9, 2021 ·

4 MIN READ

Surprise billing rule provision jeopardizes patient access to care

Biden administration plan to implement No Surprises Act runs contrary to the intent of new statute, say doctors, hospitals and many members of Congress.

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March 24, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on prior authorization

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