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House bill makes it clear: No fees for health plan EFTs

Such fees can cost practices $1 million a year and gobble up as much as 5% of physician payments. Bipartisan bill backed by the AMA would ban them.

Claims Processing
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Jan. 12, 2024: National Advocacy Update

Year end brings windfall of No Surprises Act updates—including reopening of IDR portal for all dispute types and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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95% of U.S. health insurance markets are “highly concentrated”

Latest AMA data on health insurance competition in the U.S. shows why recently revised federal merger guidelines are welcome. Learn more.

Access to Care
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Dec. 15, 2023: National Advocacy Update

Reminder: Registration open for the 2024 AMA National Advocacy Conference and more in the latest National Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Health insurance markets need competition, not consolidation

The AMA supports federal efforts to subject health insurer mergers to greater scrutiny, given the high level of consolidation that already exists.

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Leadership Viewpoints
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AMA identifies market leaders in health insurance

High company market share and troubling market concentration plague the health insurance industry

Press Releases
Speaker Lisa Egbert, MD, and Vice Speaker John Armstrong, MD, during opening session of 2023 Interim Meeting of HOD
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Highlights from the 2023 AMA Interim Meeting

Track the news and key moments from the AMA House of Delegates’ meeting, which ran Nov. 10–14.

Interim Meeting
Delegates at the 2023 Interim Meeting HOD
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Hold health plans accountable for physician network inadequacies

Narrow health-plan networks make it harder for patients to get care and add to physicians’ burdens. Learn about the AMA’s plan for change.

Access to Care
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AMA urges new standards for health plan network adequacy

The AMA House of Delegates voted to adopt AMA policy supporting establishment and enforcement of standard to strengthen network adequacy.

Press Releases