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Current Medicare payment system on unsustainable path: Contact Congress

The Medicare payment system is on an unsustainable path. Find materials to contact members of Congress to let them know the Medicare physician payment system needs reform.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Pearl of the week: Payment timing makes or breaks value-based care

Learn why payment timing determines whether value-based care sticks.

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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Yet again, MedPAC acknowledges need to strengthen Medicare payments

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission voted today to address inadequate payment for Medicare physician services under current law.

Press Releases
Profiles positioned as data points across a map of the U.S.
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7 Min Read

What tops the state advocacy agenda for doctors in 2026

Scope creep is still on physicians’ radar, says new AMA survey. New trends on Medicaid, health AI and medical licensure also gain ground.

State Advocacy
Moving Medicine-Sutton and Bacher
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6 Min Read

CMS launches modernized physician ACO model

The new model design could help small, rural and specialist physician practices take part in ACOs and improve care for patients with complex needs.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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Pearl of the Week: Behavioral health integration pays off

Learn how integrating behavioral health into primary care improves access, outcomes, and value-based performance.

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AMA STEPS Forward®
AMA STEPS Forward® Pearl of the Week
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AMA praises LEAD Model to strengthen accountable care

CMS announces LEAD ACO model to increase physician involvement in accountable care and help primary care physicians and specialists work more closely together. 

Press Releases
Moving Medicine/CMS edition
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LEAD: What doctors need to know about the new CMS payment model

In this episode of Moving Medicine, learn about the potential benefits and challenges of a new outcome-aligned payment model called LEAD, and what it means for physicians and patients.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Moving Medicine Video Update
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Dec. 19, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

AMA to MedPAC: Physician pay should be linked to inflation and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update