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  • Working to extinguish physician burnout
  • Leading the charge on Medicare payment reform
  • Tackling the overused prior authorization process
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Sept. 18, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Energy and Commerce hearing highlights Patients First Act, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update

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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.

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AMA, state societies back Patients First Act

Physician organizations urge Congress to replace annual Medicare payment cuts and temporary fixes with a stable system that protects patient access.

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Bill would put an end to yearly patches on Medicare physician pay

Comprehensive, bipartisan legislation in the House of Representatives offers solution to two big, perennial structural problems with payment system. 

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Delays in reforming Medicare, prior auth harm patients

Patients need Congress to work across party lines to fix Medicare payment and prior authorization so physicians can provide timely, accessible care.

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A 50% Medicare pay cut would put physician practices at risk

CMS should reject a proposed 50% Medicare payment cut for same-day E/M visits over the threat it poses to independent practices and patient access.

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4 huge Medicare pay reforms are part of new bipartisan House bill

For years, physicians have urged overhauling an unsustainable Medicare payment system. The Patients First Act would deliver needed change.

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July 31, 2026: National Advocacy Update

Recently introduced Patients First Act—supported by AMA—provides crucial Medicare payment reform, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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CMS ACCESS Model launches in July: What doctors should know

The supplementary care model encourages use of health tech to boost patient outcomes for prevalent chronic conditions in Medicare patients.

Payment & Delivery Models
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Why bipartisan agreement on Medicare payment reform means so much

The Provider Reimbursement Stability Act will bring fairness and stability to Medicare payments, protecting access for patients and securing physician practices.

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