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5 positive signs on the road to fixing prior authorization

Regulators, lawmakers and insurers are taking some first steps to ease prior auth burdens. Find out how the AMA is tackling prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan speaking at the AMA National Advocacy Conference
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FTC eyes how “middlemen” contribute to generic drug shortages

“Corporate middlemen can have an outsized say in how you do your jobs as physicians,” Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan tells doctors.

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Appeals court should uphold decision on No Surprises Act rule

The lower court got it right in ruling that No Surprises Act rule wrongly let insurers calculate physician payments well below market rates. Learn more.

Patient Support & Advocacy
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AMA advocacy efforts

The AMA advocates at the federal and state levels on key health care issues impacting patients and physicians. See updates of some of the recent efforts.

Patient Support & Advocacy
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What’s wrong with Medicare physician payment?

From lack of inflation updates to broken budgeting rules, here are the basics on how patients’ access to physician care is being threatened.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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April 5, 2024: Advocacy Update spotlight on opposed scope of practice expansion

Scope of practice expansion efforts opposed across the country and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
AMA Update for April 5, 2024: The physician role in changing health care: How does the AMA support medical specialty societies?
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The physician role in changing health care: How does the AMA support medical specialty societies?

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about organized medicine and the AMA's role in medicine.

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Leadership
AMA Update
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The physician role in changing health care: How does the AMA support medical specialty societies? [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about organized medicine and the AMA's role in medicine.

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Leadership
AMA Update Podcast
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April 5, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Reminder: MIPS EUC hardship applications due April 15 and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update