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3 key senators back physician advocacy priorities

Learn how senators from both parties are working to fix prior authorization, encourage innovative care models and strengthen the physician workforce.

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Federal Advocacy
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

This road map helps health systems address physician burnout

It’s one thing to survey your system’s doctors about burnout. It’s another to put gears of effective change in motion. Learn how the AMA can help.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
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3 MIN READ

How to evaluate and improve telehealth in your private practice

From vendor contracting to designing effective workflows, make the most of telemedicine in your physician private practice. Learn more.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
APA President Jack Resneck Jr. and CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure
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5 MIN READ

How doctors shaped prior-auth reforms in Medicare Advantage

CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure says physicians’ stories of prior-authorization care delays helped prompt policy fixes. Learn more.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

Medicare physician pay must track inflation—every year

MedPAC recommendation is a good start, but more action is needed to protect older Americans’ access to high-quality care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
AMA physician burnout webinar
Mar 9, 2023 ·
61 MIN READ

AMA physician burnout webinar

A panel of leading physician wellness experts discuss the symptoms and drivers of physician burnout and provide solutions to address the burnout crisis. Access the recording now.

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Events
Fighting for Physicians
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5 MIN READ

Certainty on pay is key to addressing inequities in telehealth

Discover what North Carolina Medicaid’s chief medical officer is seeing and doing to close the telehealth equity gap and remove payment barriers.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
Debra Patt, MD, PhD
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5 MIN READ

Facing care denial, oncologist sees 4-week wait for P2P consult

Peer-to-peer (P2P) consults are often required to overcome prior-authorization hurdles. But with metastatic cancer, care delayed is care denied.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

It may be time to rethink how your practice does telehealth

Many practice decisions on telehealth—from platforms to workflows—deserve another look to optimize and integrate this vital mode of care delivery.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians