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AMA offers comments to CMS on its 2019 Medicare reform proposal

The AMA submitted comprehensive comments today to CMS that outlined recommended changes to the proposed rule on physician payment policies.

Press Releases
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Aug. 9, 2018: National Advocacy Update

PFS and QPP proposed rule and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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July 12, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Software patching, pay adjustments and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Precision medicine should have its place in new pay models

The tailored approach to delivering care should be incorporated into alternative payment models, the AMA House of Delegates says.

Population Health
A doctor holding an old person's hands while giving care.
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Proposed APM would offer support for palliative care teams

Innovative model to address gaps in care for seriously ill patients and support sustainable interdisciplinary palliative care gets closer to CMS approval.

Payment & Delivery Models
David O. Barbe, MD, MHA speaks in an interview.
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Dr. Barbe answers your 2018 Quality Payment Program questions

Medicare’s payment incentive program can be confusing, and what you learned in 2017 may not be transferable in 2018. The AMA’s president clears the air.

Medicare & Medicaid
Two physicians fill out paperwork at a table.
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Wider use of proven treatment is goal of opioid-use disorder APM

A new alternative payment model for treatment of opioid-use disorder is designed to support coordinated delivery of medical, psychological and social services.

Payment & Delivery Models
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ASAM, AMA announce model to improve treatment of opioid use disorder

American Society of Addiction Medicine and AMA announce a groundbreaking alternative payment model that could revolutionize how opioid use disorder is treated.

Press Releases
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April 5, 2018: National Advocacy Update

Controlled substance e-prescribing, new alternative payment models and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update