Older woman on a laptop having a virtual medical visit or telehealth appointment with a physician
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4 Min Read

Medicare should pay for telehealth list services after pandemic

Learn about the AMA’s other comments on the 2022 Medicare physician pay schedule in areas such as clinical labor pricing and diabetes prevention.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Aug. 13, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on 2022 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule summary

2022 Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule summary in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
Elderly person using a tablet
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Hard work ahead to stop looming Medicare physician pay cuts

With nearly 10% pay cuts set for 2022, AMA Senior Vice President of Advocacy Todd Askew says it’s time for Congress to reimagine Medicare payment.

Medicare & Medicaid
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AMA: Wake up to financial peril facing Medicare payment system

AMA raised concern today that Congress seems “indifferent” to the fiscal uncertainty facing the Medicare physician payment system.

Press Releases
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July 16, 2021: Advocacy Update other news

2021 MIPS exception application window open until Dec. 31 and more in the latest Advocacy Update other news.

Advocacy Update
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July 2, 2021: National Advocacy Update

CMS releases new 2021 MIPS historical quality benchmark file due to errors and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Scale balancing a face mask and coronavirus
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MIPS relief, reform and research in play to make program relevant

CMS should cut the burdens of its Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) while boosting transparency and clinical relevance.

Payment & Delivery Models
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6 Min Read

April 23, 2021: National Advocacy Update

Biden administration encourages states to supply more vaccines to primary care physician offices and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Feb. 26, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA urges Biden Administration to include physician offices in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration plans and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update