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5 Min Read

MIPS is broken and must be replaced. Here’s how.

It’s been nearly a decade since the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) made its debut and hard data show that it’s just not working for patients or physicians.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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7 Min Read

How Medicare’s broken pay system harms rural patients, physicians

Virginia rural family physician Sterling N. Ransone Jr., MD, says falling payment rates affect practice hiring and tech investments.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Jan. 24, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

New congressional speakers announced: AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
AMA Update for Jan. 24, 2025: How to improve value-based care: Population health management strategies and benefits of CPT codes
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9 Min Read

How to improve value-based care: Population health management strategies and benefits of CPT codes

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how to improve value-based care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
AMA Update
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9 Min Read

How to improve value-based care: Population health management strategies and benefits of CPT codes [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about how to improve value-based care.

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Payment & Delivery Models
AMA Update Podcast
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6 Min Read

With Medicare cut after cut, even big medical groups at risk

From Washington to Florida, ob-gyn and physician executive health care leader Nariman Heshmati, MD, sees the financial strains to stay in the black. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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6 Min Read

New Congress can create lasting legacy of health reform

The new Congress should streamline prior authorization, reform Medicare and extend telehealth flexibilities—issues that enjoy bipartisan support.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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2 Min Read

MedPAC gets it: Tie Medicare payments to inflation

The AMA welcomes MedPAC’s decision to link Medicare payments to the growth in the cost of providing care.

Press Releases
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“Beneficial owner” reporting on hold after federal court rulings

Treasury Department rules implementing the Corporate Transparency Act apply to some physician practices. Find out where things stand now.

Private Practices