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4 MIN READ

11 scope-creep bills were introduced this year—in one state

Learn how the AMA helps Mississippi doctors engage lawmakers and beat bills to inappropriately expand nonphysician providers’ scope of practice.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
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6 MIN READ

The COVID-19 emergency’s over, but 1 in 2 doctors report burnout

Burnout’s down from all-time high in 2021, but new AMA data shows the problem is not going away. Learn more from the AMA’s exclusive survey data.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Smartphones connected by stethoscope
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4 MIN READ

What the end of the COVID-19 emergency means for telehealth

Navigating rules, payment for telemedicine in the post-public health emergency world can be tricky. Guidance from the AMA can help.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
U.S. Capitol at sunrise
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3 MIN READ

Near supermajority in Senate backs telehealth’s future

Bill would expand Medicare coverage of telehealth and make permanent COVID-19 flexibilities for this vital mode of care. Learn more with the AMA.

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Digital
Fighting for Physicians
Patient speaking with health care worker
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4 MIN READ

Is that “resident” or “attending” a doctor? Not always, AMA warns

As nonphysician training programs start using words long linked to physicians, patients can get tangled up. The AMA is seeking clarity.

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Scope of Practice
Fighting for Physicians
Smiling patient speaking with health care worker
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5 MIN READ

Medical profession speaks with one voice: Fix Medicare—now

When the AMA House of Delegates acts, it represents medicine’s voice. They are unified on overhauling the broken Medicare physician pay system.

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Medicare & Medicaid
Fighting for Physicians
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4 MIN READ

Why physician burnout hits some doctors harder than others

Physician specialty, gender and sexual orientation are just some of the factors that help shape the experience of burnout. Learn more with the AMA.

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Physician Health
Fighting for Physicians
Silhouettes of Bruce Scott, MD, and Lisa Egbert, MD, at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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10 MIN READ

ICYMI: 10 stories to read from the 2023 AMA Annual Meeting

Doctors send an unmistakable message: Fix Medicare now. Delegates also took actions on prior authorization, scope of practice, burnout and telehealth.

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Annual Meeting
Fighting for Physicians
Delegate holding phone and speaking at the 2023 Annual Meeting
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3 MIN READ

Oversight needed on payers’ use of AI in prior authorization

Doctors working for one payer reportedly spent just 1.2 seconds on each of the 300,000 claims that they denied using AI. The AMA wants regulators to take action.

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Prior Authorization
Fighting for Physicians