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7 Min Read

March 24, 2023: Advocacy Update spotlight on prior authorization

New AMA survey results illustrate a critical need to streamline the prior authorization process and more in the latest Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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12 Min Read

March 24, 2023: National Advocacy Update

CMS issues new guidance on PHE unwinding, including important implications for audio-only services and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
U.S. Senate exterior
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4 Min Read

3 key senators back physician advocacy priorities

Learn how senators from both parties are working to fix prior authorization, encourage innovative care models and strengthen the physician workforce.

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Federal Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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24 Min Read

How the AMA is fighting for physicians and patients in Washington, Part I

In the first part of a two-part series episode of the Moving Medicine podcast, learn about the AMA’s advocacy on Capitol Hill and how you can get involved.

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Federal Advocacy
Moving Medicine Podcast
APA President Jack Resneck Jr. and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
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5 Min Read

How doctors shaped prior-auth reforms in Medicare Advantage

CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure says physicians’ stories of prior-authorization care delays helped prompt policy fixes. Learn more.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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12 Min Read

The life and death reality for cancer patients facing insurance denials with Debra Patt, MD, PhD

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about prior authorization and how it affects cancer patients.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Update
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12 Min Read

The life and death reality for cancer patients facing insurance denials with Debra Patt, MD, PhD [Podcast]

The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients. Learn more about prior authorization and how it affects cancer patients.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Update Podcast
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4 Min Read

Toll from prior authorization exceeds alleged benefits, say physicians

AMA survey highlights physician experience with unnecessary waste generated by insurer-imposed authorization controls.

Press Releases
AMA physician burnout webinar
Mar 9, 2023 ·
60 Min Read

AMA physician burnout webinar

A panel of leading physician wellness experts discuss the symptoms and drivers of physician burnout and provide solutions to address the burnout crisis. Access the recording now.

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Events
Fighting for Physicians