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Health insurance: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to address health insurer actions that interfere with the patient/physician relationship and impact the practice of medicine. Such topics include prior authorization, covered benefits, and affordability of health insurance.

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AMA adds more to its game plan to fix prior authorization

From holding reviewers accountable for medical decisions to reducing delays and regulating AI use, discover new actions the AMA will take.

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Latest prior auth survey shows promised reform remains elusive

Physicians remain skeptical that insurer pledges will meaningfully improve prior authorization. Here’s what real prior auth reform looks like.

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Only 1 in 3 doctors trusts insurers’ prior authorization promises

Health insurance giants made big promises to fix prior authorization, but new survey shows physicians are skeptical. Get more insights from the AMA.

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AMA survey: Prior authorization reform pledge falls short with physicians

Only one in three physicians believe the latest insurer pledge will make a meaningful difference.

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AMA prior authorization physician survey

Latest AMA survey shows physicians remain skeptical that meaningful change will occur. Learn more and download the survey PDF.

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Now is time to reform prior authorization in Medicare Advantage

A bipartisan, bicameral bill has overwhelming lawmaker support. The AMA and more than 120 other groups urge action to ease harmful care barriers.

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Nov. 21, 2025: National Advocacy Update

AMA urges CMS to “stay the course” on prior authorization reform and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

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Nov. 21, 2025: State Advocacy Update

NCOIL adopts prior authorization model bill and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update