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New AMA policy urges better coverage for behavioral health care services

Physicians at the 2015 AMA Annual Meeting called for increased access and coverage of integrated medical and behavioral health care services. The new policy directs the AMA to urge Medicaid and private health insurers to pay for physical and behavioral health care services provided on the same day.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA supports private enforcement of Medicaid’s equal-access mandate

Medicaid patient access at stake in U.S. Supreme Court case

Press Releases
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Supreme Court considers Medicaid payment rate adequacy

The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing in on whether states must comply with the federal Medicaid Act’s “equal access” provision that is intended to make sure physicians and other health care providers receive sufficient payment to provide care to low-income and disabled patients.

Medicare & Medicaid
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From Ebola to MOC: Top 10 stories from AMA Interim Meeting

Here are the top stories from the 2014 AMA Interim Meeting in Dallas. See full coverage of the meeting at AMA Wire®. They covered Ebols, MOC, expanded access to Medicare and caring for veterans.

Interim Meeting
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Physicians urge expanded access to Medicaid

The nation’s physicians voted Monday to support Medicaid expansion and encourage lawmakers to identify realistic coverage options for adults currently in the coverage gap, even if states choose not to adopt the Medicaid expansion outlined in the Affordable Care Act.

Medicare & Medicaid
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New report calls for Medicaid pay parity beyond 2014

A policy adopted Monday outlined in a report by the AMA Council on Medical Service directs the AMA to continue its efforts to extend a Medicaid payment increase that has been in effect since 2013 so low-income patients continue to have access to essential primary care services to stay healthy.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Bill seeks to sustain higher Medicaid payments

The Ensuring Access to Primary Care for Women and Children Act would continue the current requirement that Medicaid pay at rates no lower than Medicare for services provided by family physicians, general internists and pediatricians, as well for as ob-gyns who provide a significant volume of certain primary care services.

Medicare & Medicaid
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1 in 3 California hospitalizations stem from diabetes: Study

Patients with diabetes account for one in three hospitalizations in California, according to a new study on diabetes prevalence in the state. The study highlights the impact the disease is having on health care costs.

Chronic Diseases
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Disastrous Medicaid claims software hit with class action suit

The disastrous implementation of North Carolina's new Medicaid claims software, which physicians in the state say caused more than one-half billion dollars in unpaid or delayed medical claims, is being challenged in a class action lawsuit.

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