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4 Min Read

Toll from prior authorization exceeds alleged benefits, say physicians

AMA survey highlights physician experience with unnecessary waste generated by insurer-imposed authorization controls.

Press Releases
AMA physician burnout webinar
Mar 9, 2023 ·
60 Min Read

AMA physician burnout webinar

A panel of leading physician wellness experts discuss the symptoms and drivers of physician burnout and provide solutions to address the burnout crisis. Access the recording now.

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Events
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

Burnout is a health crisis for doctors—and patients

We need frank talks about how to address the factors driving physician burnout. It’s starting with leadership from the AMA and the U.S. surgeon general.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Permanente: Breast cancer scan
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8 Min Read

Q&A: How swift communication of mammography results eases anxiety

Some patients wait 30 days for routine mammography results. This Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group physician’s team cut the wait to under an hour.

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Prevention & Wellness
Health System Spotlight
Debra Patt, MD, PhD
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5 Min Read

Facing care denial, oncologist sees 4-week wait for P2P consult

Peer-to-peer (P2P) consults are often required to overcome prior-authorization hurdles. But with metastatic cancer, care delayed is care denied.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
Advocacy Insights webinar logo
Apr 14, 2023 ·
50 Min Read

AMA Advocacy Insights webinar series: How prior authorization disrupts patient care

Watch the latest AMA Advocacy Insights webinar and learn about the current state of prior authorization.

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Advocacy Insights Webinar Series
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4 Min Read

Feb. 24, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on prior authorization in Medicare Advantage

CMS takes big steps to fix prior authorization in Medicare Advantage and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
2023 National Advocacy Conference
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5 Min Read

Amid political divisions, physicians unify to protect patients

Doctors gather in the nation’s capital to press for fixes to Medicare payment, prior authorization and other priorities. Learn more with the AMA.

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Federal Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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4 Min Read

CMS takes big steps to fix prior authorization in Medicare Advantage

Learn why physicians are backing proposals on prior authorization from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians