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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Less documentation, E/M pay changes proposed in 2019 fee schedule

Read about the significant changes that could affect your pay and administrative burdens under Medicare.

Medicare & Medicaid
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July 26, 2018: Advocacy spotlight on CMS releases proposed 2019 Medicare payment rule

CMS releases proposed 2019 Medicare payment rule. Read an AMA summary of the proposal.

Advocacy Update
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July 26, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Rural health clinics & repayment demands, drug shortages task force and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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July 12, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Software patching, pay adjustments and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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AMA calls for sustainable funding of long-term care and support

The U.S. spends hundreds of billions annually on long-term care. The AMA proposes a number of steps to ease the financial burden.

AMA Policies
AMA President David O. Barbe, MD, MHA
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AMA president: Sustained leadership earns results on vital issues

With persistence, innovation and dedication, physicians are reshaping medicine. That leadership is needed more than ever, says David O. Barbe, MD, MHA.

Leadership
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Dr. Barbe answers your 2018 Quality Payment Program questions

Medicare’s payment incentive program can be confusing, and what you learned in 2017 may not be transferable in 2018. The AMA’s president clears the air.

Medicare & Medicaid
Physician giving a nutrition class.
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For this clinic, diabetes prevention program is in the house

Frustrated by a lack of DPPs to send patients with prediabetes, this Michigan family medicine practice started its own. Here are the results so far.

Prevention & Wellness
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AMA podcasts help physicians navigate quality payment program in 2018

Physicians can stay up to date with latest developments in QPP by listening to the new series, “Inside Medicare’s New Payment System.”

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