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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
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4 MIN READ

Ob-gyn can keep $205,000 in Medicaid pay that state tried to recoup

Extensively quoting an AMA-Hawaii Medical Association brief, state’s top court rules higher Medicaid primary care rate doesn’t hinge on specialty.

Medicare & Medicaid
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9 MIN READ

Jan. 13, 2023: National Advocacy Update

One month until AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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3 MIN READ

Big provisions in $1.7 trillion omnibus: What doctors should know

End-of-year spending package didn’t stop all the Medicare pay cuts, but did include some important changes that will help patients and physicians.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

AMA in the News: December 2022

Read media highlights mentioning the American Medical Association for December 2022.

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AMA in the News
AMA in the News
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19 MIN READ

Your practice checklist: Trends in payor audits and disputes

In this episode of AMA Thriving in Private Practice, learn about trends in both Medicare reimbursement audits and commercial payor audits, as well as strategies for audit response.

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Private Practices
Thriving in Private Practice
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3 MIN READ

June 10, 2022: State Advocacy Update

Delaware bill would help physicians seeking care for burnout and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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10 MIN READ

How to be preprepared in the event of a payor audit with Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Kathleen Blake, MD, MPH, about payor audits.

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Private Practices
Moving Medicine Video Update
3 MIN READ

Student documentation: Must teaching physicians re-document the EHR work of students?

Medical student documentation is the process of medical students documenting clinical services, including history, physical exam and/or medical decision making, in a patient’s electronic medical record.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Debunking Regulatory Myths