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2022 Medicare pay schedule confirms Congress needs to act

Almost 4% drop in Medicare conversation factor set for next year, and nearly 10% in pay cuts all told that Congress must avert with action this year.

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Telehealth is here to stay, but payment is key to future use

Learn how telemedicine has come so far in areas such as HIPAA-compliant platforms, and what it will take to make sure it continues to flourish.

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Nov. 5, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on final rule for 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule

CMS releases the final rule for the CY 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

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AMA statement on physician fee schedule final rule

AMA urges Congress to avert this payment cut and others.

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BHI in action: Fostering effective health plan-physician partnerships

Watch the recording and download the slides of the webinar focusing on the key operational factors that make a payer-partner relationship advantageous for both parties.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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Return on Health in action: Telehealth scenarios

Explore the telehealth (also referred to virtual care) scenarios showcase the "Return on Health" framework, which measures the value of digitally enabled virtual care programs, developed by the American Medical Association, in collaboration with Manatt Health.

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Physicians get extra time to file MIPS hardship requests

CMS has reopened, through Nov. 29, its reweighting request period for the 2020 Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS). Learn more with the AMA.

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Solid House majority backs stopping Medicare physician pay cliff

Physicians in the House of Representatives lead bipartisan coalition calling for impending Medicare payment cuts totaling 10% to be averted.

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Telehealth scenario: Primary care visits

Download the Viridian Family Practice care scenario PDF on primary care video visits, based on AMA's Return on Health framework.

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