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12 MIN READ

Aug. 11, 2023: National Advocacy Update

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

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

To advance AMA Recovery Plan, physicians’ voices are essential

To fix Medicare physician payment and achieve other key goals, doctors must be bold in sharing their stories and asking lawmakers for help.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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9 MIN READ

July 14, 2023: National Advocacy Update

 Concerns over CMS increasing prior authorization requirements and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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10 MIN READ

AMA Advocacy issue briefs

Download PDFs of issue briefs that summarize key health policy issues by providing concise and digestible content for both relevant stakeholders and those who may know little about the topic.

Federal Advocacy
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2 MIN READ

Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of Council on Medical Service reports and issue briefs.

Council on Medical Service
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9 MIN READ

June 16, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Highlights from the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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5 MIN READ

This pediatrician speaks up for Mississippi moms, infants

Hattiesburg Clinic’s Anita Henderson, MD, the MSMA, and many others spent years pushing to expand Medicaid coverage to 12 months postpartum. Now it is law.

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Population Care
Health System Spotlight
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4 MIN READ

Prioritize health coverage continuity as pandemic emergency ends

Uninsured patients live sicker and die younger, and their ranks are set to grow by up to 14 million if states don’t act now to keep people covered.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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4 MIN READ

Medicaid often doesn’t cover self-measured BP. Now that’s changing.

Measuring BP at home can help control hypertension and chip away at the $131 billion cost of uncontrolled blood pressure in the U.S. Learn more.

Hypertension