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Scope of practice mid-year update: Victories, trends and more with Kimberly Horvath, JD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the scope of practice mid-year update.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Update Podcast
Michaela Sternstein
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To advance AMA Recovery Plan, physicians’ voices are essential

To fix Medicare physician payment and achieve other key goals, doctors must be bold in sharing their stories and asking lawmakers for help.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA defends against scope creep

Help the AMA defend against scope of practice expansions that threaten patient safety. Learn more.

Scope of Practice
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Protecting patients from inappropriate scope of practice expansions, Part I

In the first part of a two-part episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about the unique challenges states encounter when facing multiple scope bills.

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Scope of Practice
Moving Medicine Podcast
Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD
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Medicine’s in crisis, but new AMA president sees cause for optimism

AMA President Jesse Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, knows firsthand what doctors have gone through since 2020, but he’s excited to help lead the way to recovery.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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11 scope-creep bills were introduced this year—in one state

Learn how the AMA helps Mississippi doctors engage lawmakers and beat bills to inappropriately expand nonphysician providers’ scope of practice.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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Is that “resident” or “attending” a doctor? Not always, AMA warns

As nonphysician training programs start using words long linked to physicians, patients can get tangled up. The AMA is seeking clarity.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Silhouettes of Bruce Scott, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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ICYMI: 10 stories to read from the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting

Doctors send an unmistakable message: Fix Medicare now. Delegates also took actions on prior authorization, scope of practice, burnout and telehealth.

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
2023 Annual Meeting delegates
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Emergency departments must be led by physicians

Physicians at the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting focus on fighting inappropriate scope-of-practice expansions in emergency departments and in pharmacies.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians