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Sept. 18, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Energy and Commerce hearing highlights Patients First Act, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update

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Sept. 18, 2026: Judicial Advocacy Update

AMA and Federation partners support challenge to narrow Medicaid work requirements standard and more in the latest Judicial Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Changes to Medicaid, the ACA and other key provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Stay up to date on OBBBA implementation and related federal rulemaking with resources from the AMA.

Federal Advocacy
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AMA, state societies back Patients First Act

Physician organizations urge Congress to replace annual Medicare payment cuts and temporary fixes with a stable system that protects patient access.

Press Releases
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Sept. 11, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Highly anticipated guidance on medical frailty exclusion for new Medicaid work requirements released, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Bill would put an end to yearly patches on Medicare physician pay

Comprehensive, bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives offers solution to two big, perennial structural problems with payment system. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

Better handoffs help home care cut hospital readmissions

Ochsner Health shows how coordinated home care can reduce readmissions, smooth transitions and keep patients from returning to the hospital.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Health System Spotlight
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Coding, Billing, and Beyond: Revenue Cycle Management in the Era of Value-Based Care

In this AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar, discover how healthcare organizations are transforming revenue cycle management for value-based care.

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Events
AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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Sept. 4, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Federation urges CMS to withdraw modifier 25 payment cut and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update