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AMA statement on MedPAC meeting

For a third straight year, MedPAC stressed that physician payment rate updates should be based on an inflation-based index for Medicare.

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Panelists at the Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care
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To advance rural health, Congress should act to fix Medicare

At Sanford Health’s rural health care summit, the AMA’s president tells why Congress needs to pass proposed Medicare payment and prior authorization reforms.

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Population Care
Fighting for Physicians
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Dec. 6, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

AMA comments on MedPAC’s long-term physician payment update policy options and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Health care coverage & choice: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies establishing the AMA vision for health system reform to cover the uninsured and expand health insurance coverage and choice.

Council on Medical Service
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Health care costs & value: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to address health care costs and promote value in health care spending.

Council on Medical Service
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Drug coverage & spending: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to address high and escalating prescription drug prices and costs, including promoting transparency and pharmaceutical market competition, combating anti-competitive practices, and outlining criteria for value-based pricing and prescription drug importation.

Council on Medical Service
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Hospitals & hospital-based services: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have addressed hospital consolidation, the site-of-service differential, and sole community hospitals.

Council on Medical Service
Patient in conversation with physician
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Effort to fix Medicare payment gets bipartisan Senate boost

Following AMA advocacy, Senate leadership gets loud and clear message on the need to stabilize Medicare payment and protect access to care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Patient sits up on an exam table during a health check-up with doctor
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Congressional action on Medicare payments must occur this year

Congress must act now to stop the proposed 2025 physician payment cut and add an inflation-based update to maintain patient access to Medicare. 

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Leadership
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