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Michael Suk, MD, at the 2024 Interim Meeting
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8 Min Read

Heartbreaking Medicare cuts start to hit home in Congress

Following AMA advocacy, House majority backs stabilizing 2025 payment. Now a big push from physicians in every specialty, and from across the country, is needed.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
HOD Reference Committee C, 2024 Interim Meeting
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3 Min Read

CME must be streamlined across states, specialties

Overlapping CME requirements pose big burdens for physicians. The House of Delegates calls for a better approach. 

Online CME
HOD Reference Committee J, 2024 Interim Meeting
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3 Min Read

After prior authorization approval, health plan should pay for care

Prior authorization delays and discourages care, but even when it is granted there is no guarantee the health plan will pay up. That must absolutely change, says the AMA. 

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
Smiling couple sits at a table
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5 Min Read

Physician survey shows medicine’s toll on personal relationships

Doctors are far likelier to say work makes them feel more detached from the people who matter most—and not all specialties are affected equally. 

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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7 Min Read

What I wish I knew in residency about pursuing academic medicine

AMA member Kavita Shah Arora, MD, MBE, has worked in academia for more than a decade since residency. Here’s what she has learned.

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Transition to Attending
Transitioning to Practice
Medical team
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5 Min Read

Team-based approach helps patients better control type 2 diabetes

Setting goals, changing workflow help practices ensure patients with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes have better glycemic control, fewer complications.

Chronic Diseases
Pregnant woman checks blood pressure at home
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6 Min Read

4 ways Ochsner is improving postpartum BP metrics virtually

With improvements in hypertension in pregnancy, Ochsner Health’s Connected MOM program looks to include other diseases and address health equity. 

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Digital
Health System Spotlight
Doctor eating lunch
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4 Min Read

Myth or fact? Doctors must take lunch in the break room

Many physicians would be happy to save time and eat or snack at their desks. Do food-safety rules in health care permit that?

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Sustainability
Fighting for Physicians
Bruce A. Scott, MD, at the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting of the HOD
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5 Min Read

AMA president: With unity, physicians can fix the broken health system

On major issues such as Medicare payment and prior authorization, the AMA fights for doctors the way no physician can do alone, said Bruce A. Scott, MD.

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Interim Meeting
Fighting for Physicians