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Across the nation, the fight’s on to protect physician-led care

The AMA helped defeat over 100 scope-creep bills in 2023. Learn about this year’s ongoing battles to stop proposals that threaten patient safety.

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Scope of Practice
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians

Your powerful ally

The AMA helps physicians build a better future for medicine, advocating in the courts and on the Hill to remove obstacles to patient care and confront today’s greatest health crises.

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6 MIN READ

Fixing prior auth: First, speed up payers’ response times

Sluggish action on prior authorization requests can mean hospitalization or death. Learn how the AMA’s fighting to speed up prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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9 MIN READ

5 ways the AMA is fighting for physicians in 2024

Physicians face far too many challenges that interfere with patient care. Find out how the AMA is speaking up for patients and doctors.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

5 steps to cutting the red tape that adds to doctor burnout

The AMA has identified over 20 regulatory myths that waste physicians’ time. Follow this advice to become a myth-busting hero in your practice.

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Physician Health
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians

It’s time to rebuild

The AMA Recovery Plan for America’s Physicians renews our commitment to physicians so patients can receive the high-quality care they deserve. 

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5 MIN READ

5 positive signs on the road to fixing prior authorization

Regulators, lawmakers and insurers are taking some first steps to ease prior auth burdens. Find out how the AMA is tackling prior authorization.

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Prior Authorization
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

How 9 medical specialties are advancing telehealth

Can we do that with telehealth? The answer is often yes. Learn how pediatricians, ob-gyns and other specialists are pushing forward with telehealth.

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Digital
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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5 MIN READ

3 ways to help physicians get the time off they need

Too often for doctors, PTO is “pretend time off” or “partial time off.” Find out what health care organizations can do to encourage doctors’ PTO use.

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Physician Health
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

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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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians
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6 MIN READ

7 ways telehealth is reshaping medicine for the better

74% of physicians work in practices that offer telehealth. Learn how telehealth and digitally enabled care offer wins for patients and families.

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Digital
AMA Recovery Plan for Physicians