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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5 Min Read

Referring patients to diabetes prevention program: One practice's story

Find out how a practice in Minnesota used a local diabetes prevention program to help their patients stop the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

From meaningful use to MACRA: What you need to know now

AMA board chair comments on new quality reporting and payment system for Medicare. Urges physicians to understand meaningful use and implementation of MACRA to determine future course of their practices.

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Leadership
Leadership Viewpoints
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6 Min Read

Government announces “groundbreaking effort” to prevent diabetes

Medicare will soon cover diabetes prevention programs. When more than 11 million seniors have diabetes and another 26 million have prediabetes, this government announcement of preventive care is truly groundbreaking.

Prevention & Wellness
Harold D. Miller speaking at National Advocacy Conference
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4 Min Read

Why MACRA matters for your practice

Due to payment changes under MACRA, 3 experts to urge physicians to get involved to guarantee efficient health care delivery. The design of alternative payment models is one way to help patients get quality care.

Medicare & Medicaid
Pat Tiberi speaks at National Advocacy Conference
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4 Min Read

Congressmen to physicians: We need your voice to shape health care issues

Three congressmen spoke to physician leaders last week at the 2016 National Advocacy Conference about helping to shape health care issues. Two examples are new Medicare payment systems and telemedicine.

Career Development
CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt speaking at the 2016 National Advocacy Conference.
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5 Min Read

3 changes Medicare is making to put patients back at the center of care

Government administrator outlined 3 ways Medicare is changing its culture to listen more to physicians and give them the freedom they need to keep patients at the center of care.

Medicare & Medicaid
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1 Min Read

Get the definitive resource for Medicare coding and billing

The CPT®/RVU 2016 Data File contains the comprehensive set of CPT® and HCPCS procedure codes payable under Medicare. If you’re seeking to import the 2016 RVUs into existing claims and billing systems, this is the product you need.

Medicare & Medicaid
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5 Min Read

Top 9 issues that will affect physicians in 2016

The AMA identified 9 top developments in health care regulations, legislation and insurance to watch in 2016. Included are: Medicare reforms, provider networks, and graduate medical education funding.

Payment & Delivery Models
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2 Min Read

CMS posts physician performance data despite serious issues

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released new performance scores on its Physician Compare website, despite issues with the data quality that resulted in the exclusion of many physicians. The move gives an unreliable picture that could mislead patients who use the tool to make choices about the health care they receive.

Medicare & Medicaid