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3 Min Read

House bill makes it clear: No fees for health plan EFTs

Such fees can cost practices $1 million a year and gobble up as much as 5% of physician payments. Bipartisan bill backed by the AMA would ban them.

Claims Processing
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2 Min Read

To advance equity, examine critical pedagogies in medical education

Learn with the AMA how critical pedagogies in health professions education can equip and motivate learners to advance health equity.

Ethics
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5 Min Read

Let Congress know: Medicare physician pay cuts are a no-go

Patients and doctors must contact their congressional representatives now to explain how this year’s 3.37% Medicare pay cut will hurt patient care.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
Theodore Lang
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A medical student leader’s advice: Listen first, act second

Before creating the Southside Free Clinic, M4 Theodore Lang spent years having conversations about community needs and how they could be addressed. 

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Med School Life
Succeeding in Medical School
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What’s needed to build physician trust in health care AI

AMA President Jesse M. Ehrenfeld, MD, MPH, sets forth doctors’ hopes, worries and principles on health care AI at the powerful CES tech event.

Digital
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8 Min Read

What doctors wish patients knew about Medicare annual wellness visits

Medicare annual wellness visits prioritize prevention. But don’t mistake them for annual physicals. Two physicians set out to clear up confusion.

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Prevention & Wellness
What Doctors Wish Patients Knew™
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6 Min Read

Here’s the top state issue keeping doctors up at night in 2024

Nearly 90% of survey respondents list scope of practice expansions as No. 1 priority. Learn how the AMA helped defeat over 100 such bills last year.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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5 Min Read

Big majority of doctors see upsides to using health care AI

Physicians especially want AI to help slash their clerical burdens. The AMA outlines principles that should undergird health care AI development.

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4 Min Read

What’s proper weighting for MIPS’ cost-performance category? 0%

The AMA outlines real-world examples of how Medicare Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) measures are wrongly penalizing physicians.

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Payment & Delivery Models
Fighting for Physicians