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Dec. 15, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Reminder: Registration open for the 2024 AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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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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Delivery reform: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that advocate policies on emerging delivery systems that protect and foster the patient/physician relationship. Key Council reports on this topic have addressed patient-centered medical homes, precision medicine, APMs, telemedicine, and retail and store-based health clinics.

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Hospitals & hospital-based services: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have addressed hospital consolidation, the site-of-service differential, and sole community hospitals.

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Health insurance: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to address health insurer actions that interfere with the patient/physician relationship and impact the practice of medicine. Such topics include prior authorization, covered benefits, and affordability of health insurance.

Council on Medical Service
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Sept. 22, 2023: State Advocacy Update

CMS raises concerns over improper household-level Medicaid and CHIP disenrollments and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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Sept. 8, 2023: State Advocacy Update

Advocacy Insights webinar: Emerging state models of physician licensure flexibility for telehealth and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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Validated devices: The missing link in state Medicaid BP efforts

Learn how Medicaid can help patients get accurate devices to measure their BP at home and partner with doctors to address hypertension.

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Aug. 11, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Ways and Means Committee advances prior authorization legislation and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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