An AMA membership means you are...

  • Working to extinguish physician burnout
  • Leading the charge on Medicare payment reform
  • Tackling the overused prior authorization process
  • Supporting physician-led team-based care
  • #FightingForDocs
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2 MIN READ

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.

Press Releases

Your powerful ally

The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

Panelists at the Summit on the Future of Rural Health Care
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7 MIN READ

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
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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6 MIN READ

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
Leadership Viewpoints
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2 MIN READ

Senators line up to oppose Medicare cuts

In a sign of swelling support, 41 senators say the Senate must deal with the pending cuts during the lame duck.

Press Releases
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3 MIN READ

Working together to advance a robust public health infrastructure

The challenge for us—physicians, scientists, and leaders in medicine—is to remain grounded in our principles.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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3 MIN READ

Nov. 15, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

AMA summary: 2025 Medicare Physician Payment Schedule final rule and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
2024 AMA Interim Meeting of the HOD
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19 MIN READ

Highlights from the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 8–12.

Interim Meeting
Michael Suk, MD, at the 2024 Interim Meeting
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8 MIN READ

Heartbreaking Medicare cuts start to hit home in Congress

Following AMA advocacy, House majority backs stabilizing 2025 payment. Now a big push from physicians in every specialty, and from across the country, is needed.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians