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4 Min Read

Medicare should pay for telehealth list services after pandemic

Learn about the AMA’s other comments on the 2022 Medicare physician pay schedule in areas such as clinical labor pricing and diabetes prevention.

Medicare & Medicaid
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What doctors wish patients knew about a prediabetes diagnosis

Prediabetes is real, common and reversible, but it can also be confusing to navigate. A family physician takes the time to clear things up.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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Now there are system-level best practices for diabetes prevention

Members of the AMA’s Diabetes Prevention Best Practices Workgroup share what they’ve learned to help guide other health care organizations.

Prevention & Wellness
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Can an apple a day keep type 2 diabetes at bay?

Moderate consumption of whole fruits can cut five-year risk of developing type 2 diabetes by more than one-third—but skip the fruit juice.

Prevention & Wellness
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3 Min Read

How a prediabetes decision aid can help ease path to prevention

Learn about a novel diabetes prevention approach that helps patients with prediabetes who don’t speak English or have less education.

Prevention & Wellness
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One-third of U.S. adult patients have prediabetes. Know what to do.

Establishing ties to a local CDC-recognized lifestyle change program is one key to greatly boosting your practice’s diabetes prevention efforts.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

How COVID-19 boosted enrollment in diabetes prevention program

Learn why more patients with prediabetes have jumped at the opportunity to join a virtual diabetes prevention program.

Prevention & Wellness
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4 Min Read

These 3 measures will help doctors boost diabetes prevention

Quality measures on prediabetes screening, intervention and retesting can gauge medical practice effectiveness. Learn more with the AMA.

Prevention & Wellness
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3 Min Read

Higher costs of diabetes start at least 5 years before diagnosis

New research helps make the case for investing in evidence-based efforts to prevent type 2 diabetes.

Prevention & Wellness