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AMA in the News: October 2024

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AMA in the News covers media coverage and mentions about the American Medical Association. Find articles recognizing our efforts in health care, advocacy, medical education and improvements in public health. Read coverage on the achievements of our leadership and the members of the AMA community.

  1. Lawmakers aim to block Medicare payment cuts to doctors, but clock is ticking

    1. Chief Healthcare Executive, Oct. 30, 2024
    2. Bruce A. Scott, MD, president of the American Medical Association, welcomed the legislative remedy, even as the end of the year draws closer and the cuts are about two months away from taking effect.

  2. Bipartisan legislation aims to block Medicare cuts, boost physician pay in 2025

    1. Fierce Healthcare, Oct. 30, 2024
    2. “The introduction today of a bill to stop the ruinous Medicare payment cut that is scheduled to go into effect Jan. 1 is a vital sign that Congress is poised to act," Bruce A. Scott, MD, president of the American Medical Association, said Tuesday in a statement. "Lawmakers must take action during the lame-duck session."

  3. American Medical Association President: Rural doctor shortage ‘already here’

    1. Keloland, Oct. 29, 2024
    2. Bruce A. Scott, MD, American Medical Association President, said for places like rural America the shortage is already here. Despite this widening disparity, the government has just proposed cutting the reimbursement rate for doctor’s offices by 2.93%.

  4. House members introduce bill to reverse pending Medicare physician fee schedule cut

    1. MedPage Today, Oct. 29, 2024
    2. The bill's introduction "is a vital sign that Congress is poised to act," Bruce Scott, MD, president of the American Medical Association, said in a statement. "Lawmakers must take action during the lame duck session ... In medicine, we are accustomed to making rational decisions based on the conditions of our patients. We are simply asking Congress to do the same." (Free registration is required to view content.)

  5. What to know about the vaccines available this respiratory virus season

    1. CNN, Oct. 28, 2024
    2. “You have the most protection in the first few weeks to months after vaccination, and after that, antibodies tend to wane,” Sandra Fryhofer, MD, the American Medical Association’s liaison to the CDC’s independent vaccine advisory committee and a member of its COVID-19 vaccine workgroup, said on a recent podcast.

  6. How taxpayers are helping health insurers make even bigger profits

    1. New York Times, Oct. 25, 2024
    2. The American Medical Association and dozens of providers have made similar accusations in lawsuits that were recently consolidated into a single case akin to those brought against companies accused of improperly hiking rents or peddling dangerous products. (Publication subscription is required for full or unlimited access.)

  7. MultiPlan faces price-fixing allegations in another lawsuit

    1. Modern Healthcare, Oct. 24, 2024
    2. MultiPlan is profiting from price fixing. This is one more example of insurance companies playing by their own rules without regard to patients or the legitimate costs required to care for them,” AMA President Bruce A. Scott, MD, said in a statement. (Publication subscription is required for full or unlimited access.)

  8. Medicaid limits access to life-saving doses of addiction care

    1. Roll Call, Oct. 24, 2024
    2. “If the drugs people are using are no longer prescription opioids or heroin but instead illicit fentanyl with a much higher potency, it seems reasonable you need something stronger to deal with that,” said Bobby Mukkamala, MD, president-elect of the American Medical Association and the chair of the AMA’s Substance Use and Pain Care Task Force.

  9. Opinion: A health disparity so urgent that litigation may be the only cure

    1. Crain’s Chicago Business, Oct. 22, 2024
    2. An Aug. 2024 report from the American Medical Association examining the effects of OB-GYN clinic closures on maternal and infant health on Chicago's South and West sides found significant disparities in access to comprehensive maternal care. (Publication subscription is required for full or unlimited access.)

  10. Stop the Medicare payment cut and pass a permanent fix, House members urge leaders

    1. MedPage Today, Oct. 15, 2024
    2. The American Medical Association (AMA) also applauded the letter. "Unlike past congressional efforts, this letter also requests a payment update to reflect inflationary pressures on physician practices," said AMA president Bruce Scott, MD, in a statement. "As the letter says, the Medicare physician payment system is 'inherently broken.' Indeed, Medicare payment rates have fallen by 29% (PDF) over the past two decades, when adjusting for the costs of running a practice, threatening patient access and practice viability." (Free registration is required to view content.)

  11. Dr. Willie Underwood: Health care for the sum of us, not just some of us

    1. National Press Foundation, Oct. 15, 2024
    2. At the American Medical Association, Willie Underwood III, MD, MSc, MPH, works with the Center for Health Equity to amplify the impact of racism on health care in communities.
    3. A centerpiece of the AMA’s equity initiatives is West Side United, launched in Jan. 2017 in Chicago. 

  12. AMA recognizes 62 health systems for commitment to physician well-being

    1. Becker’s Hospital Review, Oct. 15, 2024
    2. As part of its Joy in Medicine Health System Recognition Program, the American Medical Association has honored 62 health systems for their commitment to physician well-being.

  13. Influential leaders in medicine

    1. WJCT 89.9 News, Oct. 12, 2024
    2. Bruce Scott, MD, an otolaryngologist and current president of the American Medical Association. Scott discusses the role of the AMA in health care, the biggest challenges physicians face and burnout.

  14. Dr. Bruce Scott discusses AMA advocacy efforts, Medicare reimbursements, physician burnout & more

    1. WJCT Public Media, Oct. 9, 2024
    2. From Medicare reimbursements to doctor burnout, we discuss what's top of mind for the American Medical Association. We welcome the 179th president of the organization, Bruce Scott, MD.

  15. DOCS to SCOTUS: Crack down on ‘ghost guns’

    1. Politico, Oct. 8, 2024
    2. Major physician groups, including the American Medical Association, filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Monday, urging them to allow regulation keeping unregistered firearms away (PDF) from people who have committed crimes.

  16. Doctors cut back on seeing Medicare patients as another pay cut looms

    1. Medpage Today, Oct. 4, 2024
    2. Doctors' groups such as the American Medical Association, to which Kumar belongs, argue that instead of cutting doctor pay, CMS should adopt an inflation-adjusted reimbursement model. (Free registration is required to view content.)

  17. End the annual Medicare doc payment cuts

    1. Real Clear Health, Oct. 3, 2024
    2. According to an American Medical Association estimate (PDF), adjusting for practice cost inflation, Medicare physician payment has already declined by 29 percent over the period 2001 to 2024.

  18. Finding solutions for physician burnout

    1. Medical Economics, Oct. 1, 2024
    2. According to the American Medical Association (AMA), physician burnout has dipped below 50% for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

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