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  • 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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James L. Madara, MD, at the 2024 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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Dr. Madara turns focus to effective transition to next AMA CEO

After helping cement the AMA as a powerful, mission-driven organization during his time as CEO, James L. Madara, MD, will step down in 2025.

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
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With health care in crisis, AMA continues fighting for physicians

Dr. Ehrenfeld reflects on a year of bold AMA advocacy, spotlighting threat of broken Medicare payment system.

Press Releases
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AMA outlines 5 keys to fixing America’s rural health crisis

Rural health inequities are getting worse, exacerbated by health system strains that are reducing access to care. Here’s how to turn things around.

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Population Health
Fighting for Physicians
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May 31, 2024: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Contact your members of Congress: Urge support for Medicare physician payment reform and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Improving health in rural areas is within our collective reach

The death rate in rural America is 20% higher than in urban centers. The AMA is pursuing policies that can reduce rural health inequities nationwide.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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Medicare trustees warn of payment issue’s impact on access to care

The annual Medicare Trustees Report says the physician payment system has failed to keep up with the costs of practicing medicine.

Press Releases
Doctor/otolaryngologist using an otoscope in a patient's ear
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The AMA is the otolaryngologist’s powerful ally in health care

On prior auth, scope creep, Medicare pay and more, the AMA fights to help otolaryngologists—and all physicians—so they can focus on patient care.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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Health spending back to pre-COVID rates—but not for physicians

Spending on prescription drugs grew at nearly triple the rate of national spending for physician services. Dive into the data with the AMA.

Public Health Advocacy
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5 ways the AMA is fighting for physicians in 2024

Physicians face far too many challenges that interfere with patient care. Find out how the AMA is speaking up for patients and doctors.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians