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10 MIN READ

March 26, 2021: National Advocacy Update

AMA asks FEMA to include physician offices in vaccine distribution efforts and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
Vaccination
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3 MIN READ

Medicare boosts pay for COVID-19 vaccine administration

Pay rate raised by nearly double following significant advocacy by the AMA regarding the increased expenses to safely administer the vaccines.

Medicare & Medicaid
Feb 4 - 6, 2021 ·
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CPT February Editorial Panel meeting & HCPAC Annual Meeting

The CPT February Editorial Panel meeting & HCPAC Annual Meeting, Feb. 4-6, will be virtual—download a PDF of the agenda.

Events
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4 MIN READ

AMA announces update to COVID-19 vaccine CPT codes

New contingent codes created for Janssen COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Press Releases
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3 MIN READ

AMA announces additional CPT codes for COVID-19 vaccines

The American Medical Association announces new Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set unique to COVID-19 vaccine under development by AstraZeneca and University of Oxford.

Press Releases
Telemedicine appointment
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6 MIN READ

Final 2021 Medicare pay schedule: What physicians need to know

Changes to E/M will ease documentation burdens, but final rule also includes painful pay cuts that Congress must act to avert. Learn more with the AMA.

Medicare & Medicaid
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13 MIN READ

Changes to Medicare’s 2021 Physician Payment Fee Schedule

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See daily video updates on how the AMA is fighting COVID-19 by discussing the changes to the 2021 Medicare Physician Payment Fee Schedule and what it means for physicians.

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Medicare & Medicaid
AMA Update
Woman with medicine in her hand talking to her doctor during a telehealth appointment.
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5 MIN READ

How CPT codes set stage for telehealth’s rise amid pandemic

Learn how the infrastructure that was in place to help manage workflow and facilitate payment aided booming use of telehealth in 2020.

Digital
Different types of face masks
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3 MIN READ

CMS, insurers should pay doctors for coronavirus protocols and PPE

Physician practices see 57% rise in PPE spending, and nearly all do extra infection control to keep patients safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sustainability