Topic in Focus: Value-based Care

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Learn more on transitioning to value-based care from AMA Ed Hub™.
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Health insurance: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that have proposed strategies to address health insurer actions that interfere with the patient/physician relationship and impact the practice of medicine. Such topics include prior authorization, covered benefits, and affordability of health insurance.

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Physician payment reform: Council on Medical Service reports

Download PDFs of council reports that contribute to the policy options for reforming physician payment. Key council reports on this topic have addressed APMs, Medicaid expansion, the site-of-service differential and high-value care.

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What’s wrong with Medicare physician payment?

From lack of inflation updates to broken budgeting rules, here are the basics on how patients’ access to physician care is being threatened.

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Getting started in private practice

It may be confusing—even intimidating—for physicians wishing to start their own practice. That’s why the American Medical Association is here to help.

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Ready for health AI? It may depend on your practice setting

An eight-percentage point gap exists in the use of AI between employed and private practice physicians. But the ways they use it are pretty similar.

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Digital
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Outcomes over volume: How prevention powers value-based care

Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group delivers care that helps patients live six to eight years longer and reduces death from sepsis, stroke and cancer.

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Payment & Delivery Models
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Practical Steps for Aligning Payment in Value-Based Care: Part II

This AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar will explore sustainable value-based care (VBC) arrangements and strategies for enhanced patient care.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series
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How The Permanente Medical Group is transforming patient outcomes

Through innovation, prevention and AI-driven care, the Northern California medical group improves outcomes, leads nation in value-based care delivery.

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May 13, 2025 ·
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Practical Steps for Aligning Payment in Value-Based Care: Part I

This AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy webinar will explore sustainable value-based care (VBC) arrangements.

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AMA STEPS Forward® Innovation Academy Webinar Series