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March 18, 2022: Advocacy Update other news

Cybersecurity is a patient safety issue and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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1,000 new GME slots are coming. CMS must not hamper their use.

Funding’s here for the first big expansion of residency training positions since 1996, but the process to divvy up those slots needs work. Learn more.

GME Funding
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Protecting the future of telehealth through advocacy with Jason Marino

AMA's Moving Medicine series features physician voices and achievements. Learn more in this discussion with Jason Marino on protecting the future of telehealth through advocacy.

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Moving Medicine Video Update
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Telehealth flexibilities assured for the bulk of 2022

$1.5 trillion spending bill has provisions enabling doctors to keep offering telehealth after PHE’s over and sets the stage for permanent fixes.

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Practice hit hard by Omicron? MIPS hardship exemption reopened

Following AMA advocacy, doctors have until March 31 to seek a Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) hardship exemption. Learn more.

Payment & Delivery Models
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The AMA salutes Congress for passing omnibus telehealth provisions

The omnibus spending bill promises a new era of access for patients across the country.

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Removing naloxone’s Rx status is an essential step to save lives

As the drug-overdose epidemic worsens, there is no moral, medical or safety-related reason for keeping naloxone locked under prescription regulations.

Behavioral Health
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How Congress can save resident physicians $12,000 a year

That’s about how much student-loan interest costs the typical resident. AMA-supported bipartisan bill would pause interest until training’s over.

Resident Advocacy
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AMA: Patients to benefit from Biden Administration Medicare Advantage

In a letter today, the AMA supported the Biden Administration’s proposal for Medicare Advantage network adequacy.

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