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The AMA is outlining multiple opportunities to strip away overly burdensome federal health rules and free up physicians to provide optimal care.

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Reducing the prior authorization burden that harms patients and frustrates physicians is an area of bipartisan agreement that Congress should tackle now.

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Physician availability is becoming more of a challenge nationwide, as patients face longer waits to get medical care. AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, discussed the growing issues affecting patient access in a recent segment of the TODAY Show.

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