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4 Min Read

Jump-start the new year with MACRA: Looking ahead to 2018

The AMA estimates more than 97% of eligible clinicians will avoid a 2020 Medicare pay penalty based on their 2018 Quality Payment Program participation.

Medicare & Medicaid
Medical professional inserts needle into bottle
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6 Min Read

CMS lab fee schedule poses grave threat to office-based testing

Pay cuts based on flawed process start at 10% in 2018, with compounding decreases expected to significantly hinder patients' access to testing.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 Min Read

AMA urges physicians to take steps to avoid Medicare payment penalty

The AMA is reminding physicians that they have until Dec. 31, 2017, to take a few simple steps to avoid a Medicare payment penalty in 2019.

Press Releases
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Nov. 30, 2017: National Advocacy Update

MIPS reporting, physician office-based testing and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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2 Min Read

Nov. 16, 2017: Advocacy spotlight on 2018 another transition year for Quality Payment Program

Another transition year for Quality Payment Program - Read about AMA's ongoing work with Medicare.

Advocacy Update
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3 Min Read

Tying HCAHPS to safety-net payment yields unsatisfactory results

The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems and other quality assessments should account for social-risk factors.

Health Equity
Prescriptions sometimes exist both digitally and traditionally, causing errors.
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2 Min Read

Want to cancel e-prescription? Not always easy; that needs change

E-prescription cancellation should be standardized across EHRs, delegates say. They also push back on EHR-related pay penalties.

Digital
Two hands, one thumbs up, the other thumbs down.
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5 Min Read

2018 another transition year for Quality Payment Program

Physicians called for simplicity, flexibility, stability in Medicare QPP and it appears CMS is listening. But it's not all thumbs up in the final rule.

Payment & Delivery Models
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6 Min Read

Nov. 3, 2017: National Advocacy Update

IPAB repeal legislation; opioids emergency declaration, biosimilars educational materials and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update