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Dec. 11, 2020: National Advocacy Update 

What you need to know: 2021 Medicare Physician Payment Final Rule and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Dec. 4, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on 2021 Medicare Final Rule: E/M improvements, budget neutrality cuts to payments

2021 Medicare Final Rule: E/M improvements, budget neutrality cuts to payments in the latest Advocacy spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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2021 Medicare pay schedule eases physicians’ documentation burdens

But the final CMS rule also includes painful cuts for many medical specialties that will hurt all Medicare patients, including those seeking COVID-19 care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA welcomes burden relief finalized in Medicare payment rule

AMA urges Congress to prevent or postpone shocking Medicare offsets.

Press Releases
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AMA backs policy proposals to cover more of the uninsured

AMA adopted principles today supporting public policy approaches that have the potential to expand insurance coverage to millions of the uninsured.

Press Releases
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Bill puts 2-year freeze on Medicare services set for 2021 pay cuts

The AMA and nearly 70 other organizations back House legislation to avert the cuts while allowing planned E/M pay raises to take place as scheduled.

Medicare & Medicaid
Physician and patient wearing face masks
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CMS flexibility provides practices relief on 2020 MIPS reporting

Doctors have until Dec. 31 to apply for relief from the administrative burdens associated with the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2020.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Nov. 13, 2020: Advocacy spotlight on Tell Congress now is not the time to cut Medicare payments

Tell Congress now is not the time to cut Medicare payments in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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Nov. 6, 2020: National Advocacy Update

FBI warns of "imminent cybercrime threat" to U.S. hospitals and health care providers and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update