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  • Working to extinguish physician burnout
  • Leading the charge on Medicare payment reform
  • Tackling the overused prior authorization process
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Oct. 30, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Patients need more flexible policies on Medicare enrollment changes and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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Current Medicare payment system on unsustainable path: Contact Congress

The Medicare payment system is on an unsustainable path. Find materials to contact members of Congress to let them know the Medicare physician payment system needs reform.

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Oct. 16, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Diverse collection of patient advocacy groups endorse Medicare physician pay reform legislation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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The basics every resident ought to know about Medicare and Medicaid

The Medicare and Medicaid details that every resident, fellow and practicing physician needs to protect patients and their bottom line.

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Sept. 18, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Energy and Commerce hearing highlights Patients First Act, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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AMA, state societies back Patients First Act

Physician organizations urge Congress to replace annual Medicare payment cuts and temporary fixes with a stable system that protects patient access.

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Bill would put an end to yearly patches on Medicare physician pay

Comprehensive, bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives offers solution to two big, perennial structural problems with payment system. 

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Fighting for Physicians
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Sept. 4, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Federation urges CMS to withdraw modifier 25 payment cut and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Delays in reforming Medicare, prior auth harm patients

Patients need Congress to work across party lines to fix Medicare payment and prior authorization so physicians can provide timely, accessible care.

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