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AMA in Action: Creating fairness in surprise billing disputes
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Advocacy in action: Fairness in out-of-network billing disputes

Download PDFs of advocacy resources—patients shouldn’t get surprise medical bills, and physicians deserve an independent dispute-resolution process that isn’t skewed toward payers.

Access to Care
AMA in Action: Ending the overdose epidemic
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Advocacy in action: Ending the overdose epidemic

Science, evidence and compassion must guide patient care and policy change to end the drug-overdose epidemic.

Behavioral Health
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​​​​​​​June 2, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on Cigna modifier 25 policy

Cigna announces implementation delay of burdensome modifier 25 policy and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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June 2, 2023: National Advocacy Update

U.S. Surgeon General releases advisory on social media and youth mental health, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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June 2, 2023: State Advocacy Update

Patients, physicians, including AMA President, testify in support of D.C. bill to reform prior authorization and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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June 2, 2023: Advocacy Update other news

AMA Guides Sixth 2024 content updates will impact majority of ratings and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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Why the latest congressional effort at scope creep is a no-go

The “I CAN Act” would let nonphysician practitioners deliver care beyond their training. Evidence shows that could mean higher costs and worse care.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Battlefield widens with hundreds of scope-creep bills introduced

Protecting patients from unsafe expansion of nonphysician scope of practice is paramount. Learn how the AMA fights to stop scope creep.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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What’s behind the spike in U.S. maternal mortality

Latest CDC data shows an alarming 40% rise in maternal deaths. Learn more with the AMA.

Population Health