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AMA, Anthem try new tack: Working together to improve health care

They are pursuing an alternative approach to address health care costs, cut administrative burdens and develop new delivery models for high-quality care.

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Anthem, Inc, AMA collab to create positive change to health system

AMA and Anthem, Inc. will collaborate on solutions that drive high-value experience for patients, physicians, other health care professionals and health plans.

Press Releases
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Feb. 22, 2018: State Advocacy Update

Aetna's prior authorization program under scrutiny and MAT helps reduce post-incarceration fatal opioid-related overdoses in the latest AMA state advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Jan. 25, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on Physicians, payers collaborate on prior-authorization relief

Physicians and payers collaborate on prior-authorization relief. AMA continues to advocate for fair billing.

Advocacy Update
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Physicians, payers collaborate on prior-authorization relief

Doctors, pharmacists, other providers and payers commit to work together to ease prior authorization’s treatment delays, administration burdens.

Prior Authorization
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Health care leaders collaborate to streamline prior authorization

New industry effort will help simplify prior authorization processes for patients medical treatments and improve communications for more efficient patient care.

Press Releases
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Our AMA tallies major achievements during a time of turbulence

In critical areas such as health-system overhaul, insurance competition and cutting regulatory burdens, AMA member physicians have made their mark in 2017.

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#Best of 2017 Prior Authorization
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Actions taken to quantify, cut the burdens of prior authorization

Processing prior-authorization requests is among a medical practice’s top administrative burdens, but steps are being taken to reduce the problem.

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Time to adopt view of opioid-use disorder as chronic disease

Stigmatization and payers’ use of prior authorization can make it harder to deliver evidence-based treatment to the patients who need it.

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