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Delegate at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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Yes, it’s OK to code for multiple E/M services in one visit

There is enough specificity in the CPT nomenclature to report multiple services in one visit. The AMA will spread the word on doing it correctly.

CPT®
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Proposed 2023 physician pay schedule deepens Medicare’s instability

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services can help push systemic physician payment reforms. Learn more with the AMA.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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Inside the massive proposed 2023 Medicare physician pay schedule

CMS plan for 2023 shows the need to overhaul a payment system that is unsustainable for patients and doctors. Learn more with the AMA.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Health care professional using a tablet
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Social determinants of health and medical coding: What to know

Social determinants of health data can be incorporated into the CPT coding for E/M office visits. Learn with the AMA how to use it in your practice.

CPT®
Health care worker at computer
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Not grandma’s CPT: Code set evolves amid pandemic, pay challenges

CPT Editorial Panel provides rapid response to COVID-19, and CPT symposium’s expert panelists advise on frequent Medicare coding conundrums.

CPT®
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2022 Medicare pay schedule confirms Congress needs to act

Almost 4% drop in Medicare conversation factor set for next year, and nearly 10% in pay cuts all told that Congress must avert with action this year.

Medicare & Medicaid
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Nov. 5, 2021: Advocacy Update spotlight on final rule for 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule

CMS releases the final rule for the CY 2022 Medicare physician fee schedule in this week's Advocacy Update spotlight.

Advocacy Update
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May 7, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Washington is the first state to require PPE reimbursement and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Ezequiel Silva, MD
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Future-focused physician Ezequiel Silva, MD, takes helm of the RUC

Dr. Silva—the first radiologist, and first Mexican American, to lead the influential panel—knows technology won’t replace physicians’ human touch.

RVS Update Committee (RUC)