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AMA: Regulate network adequacy to stop surprise medical bills

Narrow payer provider networks are a big driver of unanticipated out-of-network care, AMA Trustee Bobby Mukkamala, MD, tells a key House committee.

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Surprise billing: 7 principles to fix a broken system

Narrow, inadequate physician networks can mean unanticipated costs for patients. Here’s what doctors should know, and what Congress should keep in mind.

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Jan. 10, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Physicians comment on Part B drug payment proposal, Trump Administration's H-1B proposed rule, and more in AMA's national advocacy news.

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March 9, 2017: National Advocacy Update

Stronger network-adequacy & fewer prior-auth demands, flexibility in EHR adoption and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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New policy calls for adequate networks for patient access, choice

As open enrollment for health insurance exchanges begins, physicians have adopted new policy aimed at addressing inadequate provider networks so patients have access to the care they need and the physicians they rely on.

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