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Prescription bottle in a maze
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5 Min Read

Prior auth survey findings underscore need for legislative action

Survey finds lengthy prior authorization process often delays care and can lead to patient harm, but payers are not moving on agreed-upon reforms.

Prior Authorization
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Insurer inaction on prior authorization reform requires federal response

After years of inaction by the health insurance industry, prior authorization may only be fixed through federal intervention.

Press Releases
Growing plants
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Health spending growth reflects 2018 reinstatement of insurance tax

Growth in health expenditures remained steady even with increases in private health insurance and Medicare spending linked to reinstatement of ACA tax.

Research
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AMA experts discuss efforts to expand telehealth during COVID-19

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by navigating telehealth and more.

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Digital
AMA Update
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AMA applauds Medicare telemedicine policy change during pandemic

The use of telemedicine and remote care services are critical to the management of the COVID-19.

Press Releases
Medical billing statement
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AMA: Insurers misused CPT codes to hide administrative costs

The codes ensure uniform language for medical services and procedures, physicians tell a federal court in a brief, and other uses erode patient trust.

Judicial Advocacy
Senior patient
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Medicare Advantage contracts can be vehicle to drive improvement

Medicare Advantage contracts enable innovation that aligns the values of patients and physicians—and may reduce burnout in the process.

Payment & Delivery Models
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6 ways insurers drive the surprise-billing phenomenon

There is bipartisan support in Congress for action on so-called surprise billing—where patients unexpectedly receive a bill for care they thought their insurance covered.

Access to Care
Bradford Anderson, MD, Jasmeet Bains, MD, and Chang Na, MD explain their opposition to California's AB 3087.
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Physicians oppose California price-fixing bill

The measure would hurt access to care by prompting early physician retirements and creating an unattractive environment for recruiting new doctors to the Golden State.

Public Health Advocacy