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States move to give patients more control over test results

States push back against federal information-blocking rules limiting patients’ choice on when to receive sensitive test results.

Digital
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They’re back: Wide array of scope creep bills proposed in 2024

The AMA helped defeat more than 100 bills to expand nonphysician providers’ scope of practice in 2023. Learn about this year’s legislative trends.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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National advocacy

Learn what the AMA is doing to better the nation’s health and empower physicians.

Federal Advocacy
Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
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New prior authorization reforms show power of physician advocacy

In $15 billion CMS regulatory win on prior authorization, physicians’ voices made a huge difference. Who says? CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
AMA Update for March 13, 2024: Change Healthcare breach: Financial relief, resources and next steps for physicians with Todd Askew
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Change Healthcare breach: Financial relief, resources and next steps for physicians with Todd Askew

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the Change Healthcare cyber security incident.

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Physician Health
AMA Update
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10 Min Read

Change Healthcare breach: Financial relief, resources and next steps for physicians with Todd Askew [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the Change Healthcare cyber security incident.

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Physician Health
AMA Update Podcast
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CMS to advance pay to doctors affected by disruptive cyberattack

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlines program for physicians affected by Change Healthcare outage to apply for 30 days’ pay.

Sustainability
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The only cure for Medicare payment mess is wholesale reform

Congress again has failed to stop Medicare physician pay cuts. Comprehensive, long-term changes that protect patients’ access to care are long overdue.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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March 8, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on Change Healthcare cyberattack

The latest updates on the Change Healthcare cyberattack and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update