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8 Min Read

Senate budget-reconciliation bill risks worsening access to care

Bill would make it harder for patients to get and stay covered, fails to address Medicare pay, and eliminates loan options vital to medical students.  

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Federal Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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2 Min Read

AMA raises concerns about Senate reconciliation bill

Cuts to Medicaid and CHIP funding and changes in eligibility criteria will reduce patients’ access to care.

Press Releases
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2 Min Read

Medicare Trustees warn about access to care for seniors

Report says Medicare-participating physicians face “significant” issues.

Press Releases
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5 Min Read

The physician shortage will worsen—unless Congress acts now

Congress has an opportunity to reverse the worsening physician shortage and bolster access to care for millions of people. 

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
Sen. Roger Marshall, MD
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4 Min Read

Senate bill would provide 2% Medicare pay boost for 2025

After half a decade of physician payment cuts, the AMA supports a bipartisan bill introduced by Sen. Roger Marshall, MD. 

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Bobby Mukkamala, MD, at inauguration: 2025 Annual Meeting
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6 Min Read

New AMA president: “Determined” physicians can lead health care reform

After surviving a brain tumor, Bobby Mukkamala, MD, begins his term with new perspective on the urgency needed to fix the U.S. health system’s flaws.

Annual Meeting
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4 Min Read

What’s wrong with Medicare physician payment?

From lack of inflation updates to broken budgeting rules, here are the basics on how patients’ access to physician care is being threatened.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Bruce A. Scott, MD, at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the HOD
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5 Min Read

AMA president: Doctors must turn discontent into decisive action

In a fiery address, outgoing AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, urged physicians to be unrelenting in their efforts to fix a broken U.S. health system. 

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
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11 Min Read

AMA president urges physicians to turn anger into action

In final speech to HOD as AMA president, Dr. Scott reflects on a year of turmoil and challenge, why the AMA fights for change.

Press Releases