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Dec. 19, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

AMA to MedPAC: Physician pay should be linked to inflation and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

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Dec. 12, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

AMA urges 4-year phase-in of Medicare cuts and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

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What to expect from the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

The final rule takes effect Jan. 1. The AMA will be sharing with CMS its real-world impact. Here’s what it could mean for your practice.

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Nov. 21, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

AMA releases 2026 Medicare physician payment schedule final rule summary and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

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Medicare physician payment schedule

Find up to date coverage of rule changes that impact payment amounts for all physician services paid under the Medicare Physician Payment Schedule.

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Bobby Mukkamala, MD, address at the 2025 Interim Meeting of the HOD

In an address to the AMA House of Delegates at the 2025 AMA Interim Meeting, Bobby Mukkamala, MD, urges physicians to fight for a more just, sustainable, and humane health care system. Access the recording and transcript of the speech.

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AMA president highlights how an assertive AMA is driving change in Washington

AMA President Bobby Mukkamala, M.D., outlined the biggest challenges facing medicine and touted recent bipartisan wins for physicians and patients.

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Nov. 14, 2025: Advocacy Update spotlight on government shutdown ending

Congress ends longest congressional shutdown and includes short-term extension of key Medicare policies, and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

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Nov. 14, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Unpaid Medicare telehealth claims status remains uncertain, and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update