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MIPS 2019: Not too late to avert future Medicare pay penalties

Eligible physicians who fail to report data under Medicare’s 2019 Quality Payment Program (QPP) will be subject to a 7% penalty in 2021.

Medicare & Medicaid
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4 MIN READ

3 keys to getting paid and thriving in private practice

So you’ve decided an employment setting isn’t the right fit for you? That makes close attention to payment an even bigger priority.

Private Practices
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MACRA, 2 years later: 9 ways to make it better

The Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act remains a work in progress, but the AMA has specific recommendations to help implement a value-based health care system.

Medicare & Medicaid
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May 3, 2019: Advocacy spotlight on Physician proposals inspire new HHS payment models for primary care

New HHS payment models will radically elevate primary care. Look at AMA's work with Medicaid and Primary Care First (PCF).

Advocacy Update
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Physician proposals inspire new HHS pay models for primary care

The plans would allow physicians to “focus on the patients in front of them rather than the paperwork we send them,” said Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar.

Payment & Delivery Models
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AMA applauds new federal primary care payment models

The AMA commends HHS announcement on many primary care practices will receive improved Medicare payments next year through new payment models.

Press Releases
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4 updates to the joint-replacement registry—and why they matter

Clinical data registries are a way for physicians to report on quality measures that matter to them. Learn how this orthopedic surgeons’ registry is doing even more.

Digital
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March 21, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Cost measures in MIPS, proposed interoperability rules and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

Advocacy Update
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Feb. 22, 2019: National Advocacy Update

HHS proposed rule on drug rebates, the House and gun violence and more in the latest from AMA national advocacy news.

Advocacy Update