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Final 2021 Medicare pay schedule: What physicians need to know

Changes to E/M will ease documentation burdens, but final rule also includes painful pay cuts that Congress must act to avert. Learn more with the AMA.

Medicare & Medicaid
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13 Min Read

Changes to Medicare’s 2021 Physician Payment Fee Schedule

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the changes to the 2021 Medicare Physician Payment Fee Schedule and what it means for physicians.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update
Woman with medicine in her hand talking to her doctor during a telehealth appointment.
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5 Min Read

How CPT codes set stage for telehealth’s rise amid pandemic

Learn how the infrastructure that was in place to help manage workflow and facilitate payment aided booming use of telehealth in 2020.

Digital
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3 Min Read

Dec. 4, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on 2021 Medicare Final Rule: E/M improvements, budget neutrality cuts to payments

2021 Medicare Final Rule: E/M improvements, budget neutrality cuts to payments in the latest Advocacy spotlight.

Advocacy Update
Physician and patient wearing masks and reviewing information on a tablet.
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3 Min Read

2021 Medicare pay schedule eases physicians’ documentation burdens

But the final CMS rule also includes painful cuts for many medical specialties that will hurt all Medicare patients, including those seeking COVID-19 care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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2 Min Read

AMA welcomes burden relief finalized in Medicare payment rule

AMA urges Congress to prevent or postpone shocking Medicare offsets.

Press Releases
James Madara, MD
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Dr. Madara: Pandemic demands nimble response and AMA is delivering

AMA CEO James L. Madara, MD, says focus on removing obstacles to care, driving medicine’s future, and confronting public health crises is being validated.

Different types of face masks
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3 Min Read

CMS, insurers should pay doctors for coronavirus protocols and PPE

Physician practices see 57% rise in PPE spending, and nearly all do extra infection control to keep patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainability
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7 Min Read

Nov. 13, 2020: National Advocacy Update

Ongoing AMA advocacy efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic and more in the latest Federal Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update