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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2025 National Advocacy Conference
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8 Min Read

Physicians press Congress to back 2% Medicare pay boost for 2025

As mid-March government-funding deadline looms, physicians rally on Capitol Hill to send a clear message: Fix Medicare now.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Top news stories from AMA Morning Rounds®: Week of Feb. 3, 2025

In the news: Lawmakers introduce bill to reform Medicare pay, Cigna announces transparency initiative, U.S. hits inflection point in bird flu spread and more.

Publications & Newsletters
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Feb. 7, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

Tell your representative: Co-sponsor H.R. 879 and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Feb. 7, 2025: National Advocacy Update

Physicians to CMS: Connect MIPS Value Pathways to patient care and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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How the AMA meets need for new telehealth CPT codes

Telehealth capacity ramped up quickly early in the pandemic, but created a lot of variation along the way. An AMA work group helped develop uniformity. 

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CPT®
Fighting for Physicians
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MIPS is broken and must be replaced. Here’s how.

It’s been nearly a decade since the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) made its debut and hard data show that it’s just not working for patients or physicians.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians
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Jan. 24, 2025: Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update

New congressional speakers announced: AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest Medicare Payment Reform Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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2025 AMA advocacy priorities: Medicare payment, prior authorization, physician burnout and more [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the pressing issues facing physicians with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD.

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Leadership
AMA Update Podcast
AMA Update for Jan. 13, 2025: 2025 AMA advocacy priorities: Medicare payment, prior authorization, physician burnout and more (index only)
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11 Min Read

2025 AMA advocacy priorities: Medicare payment, prior authorization, physician burnout and more

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about the pressing issues facing physicians with AMA President Bruce Scott, MD.

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Leadership
AMA Update