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3 MIN READ

Include all credentialed physicians in hospital find-a-doctor searches

Some independently practicing physicians have been wrongly excluded. These search functions should operate in a fair, equal and unbiased fashion.

Access to Care
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2 MIN READ

New AMA policy fills gap for hospital website inclusion standards

Standards respond to concerns that hospital websites and search functions may selectively omit some physicians.

Press Releases
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Feb. 14, 2020: National Advocacy Update

FTC & non-compete agreements, rules for Medicare Advantage networks and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

6 ways to improve Medicare Advantage physician networks

Medicare Advantage keeps growing, but beneficiaries face shrinking networks, networks suddenly dropping their doctors and a false illusion of choice.

Medicare & Medicaid
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The push to prevent surprise billing: 8 things to know

The AMA is working to support patient protections from unanticipated medical bills.

Access to Care
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6 MIN READ

Oct. 18, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Updates to Quality Payment Program, QPP, Medicare Advantage networks and more in the latest from AMA national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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4 MIN READ

How to fix surprise billing without impeding access to care

Everyone agrees patients should be kept out of the middle of billing disputes. These other policy fixes will help ensure that patients can get care when they need it.

Access to Care
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4 MIN READ

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.

Access to Care
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3 MIN READ

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.

Access to Care