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3 Min Read

Medicare physician pay cuts underscore need to fix broken system

2% cuts in 2023 could force many practices to stop taking new Medicare patients. The work to overhaul Medicare physician payment must start now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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1 Min Read

AMA statement on Medicare cuts

The AMA is extremely disappointed that Congress failed to prevent Medicare cuts, threatening the financial viability of physician practices and endangering access to care.

Press Releases
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3 Min Read

Dec. 16, 2022: Advocacy Update spotlight on countdown to Medicare pay cuts

The final countdown to Medicare physician payment cuts and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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14 Min Read

Physicians must be empowered to put patients first: AMA president Jack Resneck Jr., MD

Obstacles to care emerge from prior auth, Medicare cuts and politicized exam rooms. President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, details how AMA has doctors’ backs.

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Leadership
Moving Medicine Podcast
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4 Min Read

Put a stop to “Groundhog Day” games on Medicare physician pay

Physicians keep seeing the same frustrating story told again and again. Learn how doctors can make their voices heard in Congress.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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3 Min Read

Medical societies unite in opposition to pending Medicare cuts

In a letter, AMA and every state medical society are telling Congress that any cuts will “undermine Medicare’s ability to deliver on its promises to seniors.”

Press Releases
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1 Min Read

AMA statement on MedPAC meeting

The AMA thanks the MedPAC for acknowledging during their meeting today the growing gap between the costs of practicing medicine and what Medicare pays.

Press Releases
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4 Min Read

Congress must stop the 4.5% Medicare pay cut—the whole 4.5% cut

With many physicians already eyeing an exit from practice, it’s time for bipartisan action to protect older adults’ access to care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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16 Min Read

Providing hospital level care at home with Narayana Murali, MD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about hospital-level care at home.

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Payment & Delivery Models
AMA Update Podcast