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  • Tackling the overused prior authorization process
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Big provisions in $1.7 trillion omnibus: What doctors should know

End-of-year spending package didn’t stop all the Medicare pay cuts, but did include some important changes that will help patients and physicians.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

How the AMA will stand up for patients, physicians in 2023

The tripledemic, soaring burnout and Medicare pay cuts all mean physicians need a forceful ally on their side. Learn how the AMA will be there.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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11 Min Read

Advocating for Medicare physician payment reform with Todd Askew [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Medicare physician payment reform.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update Podcast
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Advocating for Medicare physician payment reform with Todd Askew

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about Medicare physician payment reform.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update
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3 Min Read

Medicare physician pay cuts underscore need to fix broken system

2% cuts in 2023 could force many practices to stop taking new Medicare patients. The work to overhaul Medicare physician payment must start now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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AMA statement on Medicare cuts

The AMA is extremely disappointed that Congress failed to prevent Medicare cuts, threatening the financial viability of physician practices and endangering access to care.

Press Releases
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Dec. 16, 2022: Advocacy Update spotlight on countdown to Medicare pay cuts

The final countdown to Medicare physician payment cuts and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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14 Min Read

Physicians must be empowered to put patients first: AMA president Jack Resneck Jr., MD

Obstacles to care emerge from prior auth, Medicare cuts and politicized exam rooms. President Jack Resneck Jr., MD, details how AMA has doctors’ backs.

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Leadership
Moving Medicine Podcast
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4 Min Read

Put a stop to “Groundhog Day” games on Medicare physician pay

Physicians keep seeing the same frustrating story told again and again. Learn how doctors can make their voices heard in Congress.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians